What is 22/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 22/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 22/72 simplified to lowest terms is 11/36

22

/

72

=

11

/

36

11/36 is the simplified fraction of 22/72.

Simplifying Fraction 22/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 22/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [22] and denominator [72].

GCF of 22 and 72 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [22] and denominator [72] by the GCF [2].

22 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

11

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 22/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 22/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [22] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 22: 2,11

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:

2 × 11

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

11

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 22/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [22] 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.

22 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

11

/

36

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
22/57	22/57
22/58	11/29
22/59	22/59
22/60	11/30
22/61	22/61
22/62	11/31
22/63	22/63
22/64	11/32
22/65	22/65
22/66	1/3 (⅓)
22/67	22/67
22/68	11/34
22/69	22/69
22/70	11/35
22/71	22/71
22/72	11/36
22/73	22/73
22/74	11/37
22/75	22/75
22/76	11/38
22/77	2/7
22/78	11/39
22/79	22/79
22/80	11/40
22/81	22/81
22/82	11/41
22/83	22/83
22/84	11/42
22/85	22/85
22/86	11/43

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 22/72) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

22/72 Simplified