28/72 Simplified
What is 28/72 Simplified?
7/18 is the simplified fraction of 28/72.
Simplifying Fraction 28/72 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 28/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [28] and denominator [72].
GCF of 28 and 72 is 4
And then divide both the numerator [28] and denominator [72] by the GCF [4].
Simplifying Fraction 28/72 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 28/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [28] and denominator [72].
Prime Factors of 28: 2,2,7
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 28/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [28] 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.
Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
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28/57 | 28/57 |
28/58 | 14/29 |
28/59 | 28/59 |
28/60 | 7/15 |
28/61 | 28/61 |
28/62 | 14/31 |
28/63 | 4/9 |
28/64 | 7/16 |
28/65 | 28/65 |
28/66 | 14/33 |
28/67 | 28/67 |
28/68 | 7/17 |
28/69 | 28/69 |
28/70 | 2/5 (⅖) |
28/71 | 28/71 |
28/72 | 7/18 |
28/73 | 28/73 |
28/74 | 14/37 |
28/75 | 28/75 |
28/76 | 7/19 |
28/77 | 4/11 |
28/78 | 14/39 |
28/79 | 28/79 |
28/80 | 7/20 |
28/81 | 28/81 |
28/82 | 14/41 |
28/83 | 28/83 |
28/84 | 1/3 (⅓) |
28/85 | 28/85 |
28/86 | 14/43 |