What is 288/360 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 288/360 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 288/360 simplified to lowest terms is 4/5 (⅘)

288

/

360

=

4

/

5

4/5 (⅘) is the simplified fraction of 288/360.

Simplifying Fraction 288/360 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 288/360 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [288] and denominator [360].

GCF of 288 and 360 is 72

And then divide both the numerator [288] and denominator [360] by the GCF [72].

288 ÷ 72

/

360 ÷ 72

=

4

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 288/360 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 288/360 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [288] and denominator [360].

Prime Factors of 288: 2,2,2,2,2,3,3

Prime Factors of 360: 2,2,2,3,3,5

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5

=

4

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 288/360 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [288] and denominator [360] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
288 ÷ 2
/
360 ÷ 2
=144
/
180
144 ÷ 2
/
180 ÷ 2
=72
/
90
72 ÷ 2
/
90 ÷ 2
=36
/
45
36 ÷ 3
/
45 ÷ 3
=12
/
15
12 ÷ 3
/
15 ÷ 3
=4
/
5

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
288/345	96/115
288/346	144/173
288/347	288/347
288/348	24/29
288/349	288/349
288/350	144/175
288/351	32/39
288/352	9/11
288/353	288/353
288/354	48/59
288/355	288/355
288/356	72/89
288/357	96/119
288/358	144/179
288/359	288/359
288/360	4/5 (⅘)
288/361	288/361
288/362	144/181
288/363	96/121
288/364	72/91
288/365	288/365
288/366	48/61
288/367	288/367
288/368	18/23
288/369	32/41
288/370	144/185
288/371	288/371
288/372	24/31
288/373	288/373
288/374	144/187

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 288/360) 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).

288/360 Simplified