216/144 Simplified

What is 216/144 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 216/144 simplified to lowest terms is 3/2
216
/
144
=
3
/
2

3/2 is the simplified fraction of 216/144.

Since the numerator [216] is greater than the denominator [144] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

3
/
2
=1
1
/
2

Simplifying Fraction 216/144 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 216/144 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [216] and denominator [144].

GCF of 216 and 144 is 72

And then divide both the numerator [216] and denominator [144] by the GCF [72].

216 ÷ 72
/
144 ÷ 72
=
3
/
2

Simplifying Fraction 216/144 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 216/144 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [216] and denominator [144].

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3
=
3
/
2

Simplifying Fraction 216/144 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [216] and denominator [144] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

216 ÷ 2
/
144 ÷ 2
=
108
/
72
108 ÷ 2
/
72 ÷ 2
=
54
/
36
54 ÷ 2
/
36 ÷ 2
=
27
/
18
27 ÷ 3
/
18 ÷ 3
=
9
/
6
9 ÷ 3
/
6 ÷ 3
=
3
/
2

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
216/12972/43
216/130108/65
216/131216/131
216/132
216/133216/133
216/134108/67
216/135
216/13627/17
216/137216/137
216/13836/23
216/139216/139
216/14054/35
216/14172/47
216/142108/71
216/143216/143
216/145216/145
216/146108/73
216/14772/49
216/14854/37
216/149216/149
216/150
216/151216/151
216/15227/19
216/15324/17
216/154108/77
216/155216/155
216/156
216/157216/157
216/158108/79

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What is 216/144 Simplified?

Fraction 216/144 simplified to lowest terms is 3/2