36/72 Simplified

What is 36/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 36/72 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)
36
/
72
=
1
/
2

1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 36/72.

Simplifying Fraction 36/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 36/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [72].

GCF of 36 and 72 is 36

And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [72] by the GCF [36].

36 ÷ 36
/
72 ÷ 36
=
1
/
2

Simplifying Fraction 36/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 36/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] 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 × 2 × 3 × 3
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3
=
1
/
2

Simplifying Fraction 36/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] 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.

36 ÷ 2
/
72 ÷ 2
=
18
/
36
18 ÷ 2
/
36 ÷ 2
=
9
/
18
9 ÷ 3
/
18 ÷ 3
=
3
/
6
3 ÷ 3
/
6 ÷ 3
=
1
/
2

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What is 36/72 Simplified?

Fraction 36/72 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)