34/72 Simplified

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].

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

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34/65
34/6734/67
34/69
34/7134/71
34/73
17/37
34/75
17/38
34/7734/77
17/39
34/7934/79
34/8134/81
17/41
34/8334/83
34/84
34/86

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What is 34/72 Simplified?

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