What is 31/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 31/72 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 31/72 simplified to lowest terms is 31/72

31

72

=

31

72

The fraction 31/72 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 31 and denominator 72 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 31/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 31/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [31] and denominator [72].

GCF of 31 and 72 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [31] and denominator [72] by the GCF [1].

31 ÷ 1

72 ÷ 1

=

31

72

Simplifying Fraction 31/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 31/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [31] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 31: 31

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:

31

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

31

72

Simplifying Fraction 31/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [31] 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 remainder.

In our case (31/72) there are no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
31/57	31/57
31/58	31/58
31/59	31/59
31/60	31/60
31/61	31/61
31/62	1/2 (½)
31/63	31/63
31/64	31/64
31/65	31/65
31/66	31/66
31/67	31/67
31/68	31/68
31/69	31/69
31/70	31/70
31/71	31/71
31/72	31/72
31/73	31/73
31/74	31/74
31/75	31/75
31/76	31/76
31/77	31/77
31/78	31/78
31/79	31/79
31/80	31/80
31/81	31/81
31/82	31/82
31/83	31/83
31/84	31/84
31/85	31/85
31/86	31/86

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 31/72) 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).

31/72 Simplified