3/72 Simplified
What is 3/72 Simplified?
1/24 is the simplified fraction of 3/72.
Simplifying Fraction 3/72 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 3/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [3] and denominator [72].
GCF of 3 and 72 is 3
And then divide both the numerator [3] and denominator [72] by the GCF [3].
Simplifying Fraction 3/72 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 3/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [3] 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 3/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [3] 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.