What is 32/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 32/72 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 32/72 simplified to lowest terms is 4/9

32

72

=

4

9

4/9 is the simplified fraction of 32/72.

Simplifying Fraction 32/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 32/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [32] and denominator [72].

GCF of 32 and 72 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [32] and denominator [72] by the GCF [8].

32 ÷ 8

72 ÷ 8

=

4

9

Simplifying Fraction 32/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 32/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [32] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 32: 2,2,2,2,2

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 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

4

9

Simplifying Fraction 32/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [32] 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.

32 ÷ 2

72 ÷ 2

=

16

36

16 ÷ 2

36 ÷ 2

=

8

18

8 ÷ 2

18 ÷ 2

=

4

9

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
32/57	32/57
32/58	16/29
32/59	32/59
32/60	8/15
32/61	32/61
32/62	16/31
32/63	32/63
32/64	1/2 (½)
32/65	32/65
32/66	16/33
32/67	32/67
32/68	8/17
32/69	32/69
32/70	16/35
32/71	32/71
32/72	4/9
32/73	32/73
32/74	16/37
32/75	32/75
32/76	8/19
32/77	32/77
32/78	16/39
32/79	32/79
32/80	2/5 (⅖)
32/81	32/81
32/82	16/41
32/83	32/83
32/84	8/21
32/85	32/85
32/86	16/43

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32/72 Simplified