17/72 Simplified
What is 17/72 Simplified?
The fraction 17/72 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 17 and denominator 72 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 17/72 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 17/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [17] and denominator [72].
GCF of 17 and 72 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [17] and denominator [72] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 17/72 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 17/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [17] and denominator [72].
Prime Factors of 72: 2,2,2,3,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 17/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [17] and denominator [72] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
In our case (17/72) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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Fraction Simplification Table
| Fraction | Lowest Terms |
|---|---|
| 17/57 | 17/57 |
| 17/58 | 17/58 |
| 17/59 | 17/59 |
| 17/60 | 17/60 |
| 17/61 | 17/61 |
| 17/62 | 17/62 |
| 17/63 | 17/63 |
| 17/64 | 17/64 |
| 17/65 | 17/65 |
| 17/66 | 17/66 |
| 17/67 | 17/67 |
| 17/68 | 1/4 (¼) |
| 17/69 | 17/69 |
| 17/70 | 17/70 |
| 17/71 | 17/71 |
| 17/72 | 17/72 |
| 17/73 | 17/73 |
| 17/74 | 17/74 |
| 17/75 | 17/75 |
| 17/76 | 17/76 |
| 17/77 | 17/77 |
| 17/78 | 17/78 |
| 17/79 | 17/79 |
| 17/80 | 17/80 |
| 17/81 | 17/81 |
| 17/82 | 17/82 |
| 17/83 | 17/83 |
| 17/84 | 17/84 |
| 17/85 | 1/5 (⅕) |
| 17/86 | 17/86 |