What is 34/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 34/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 34/72 simplified to lowest terms is 17/36

34

/

72

=

17

/

36

17/36 is the simplified fraction of 34/72.

Simplifying Fraction 34/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 34/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [34] and denominator [72].

GCF of 34 and 72 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [34] and denominator [72] by the GCF [2].

34 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

17

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 34/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 34/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [34] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 34: 2,17

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 × 17

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

17

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 34/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [34] 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.

34 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

17

/

36

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
34/57	34/57
34/58	17/29
34/59	34/59
34/60	17/30
34/61	34/61
34/62	17/31
34/63	34/63
34/64	17/32
34/65	34/65
34/66	17/33
34/67	34/67
34/68	1/2 (½)
34/69	34/69
34/70	17/35
34/71	34/71
34/72	17/36
34/73	34/73
34/74	17/37
34/75	34/75
34/76	17/38
34/77	34/77
34/78	17/39
34/79	34/79
34/80	17/40
34/81	34/81
34/82	17/41
34/83	34/83
34/84	17/42
34/85	2/5 (⅖)
34/86	17/43

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34/72 Simplified