What is 38/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 38/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 38/72 simplified to lowest terms is 19/36

38

/

72

=

19

/

36

19/36 is the simplified fraction of 38/72.

Simplifying Fraction 38/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 38/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [38] and denominator [72].

GCF of 38 and 72 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [38] and denominator [72] by the GCF [2].

38 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

19

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 38/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 38/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [38] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 38: 2,19

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 × 19

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

19

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 38/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [38] 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.

38 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

19

/

36

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
38/57	2/3 (⅔)
38/58	19/29
38/59	38/59
38/60	19/30
38/61	38/61
38/62	19/31
38/63	38/63
38/64	19/32
38/65	38/65
38/66	19/33
38/67	38/67
38/68	19/34
38/69	38/69
38/70	19/35
38/71	38/71
38/72	19/36
38/73	38/73
38/74	19/37
38/75	38/75
38/76	1/2 (½)
38/77	38/77
38/78	19/39
38/79	38/79
38/80	19/40
38/81	38/81
38/82	19/41
38/83	38/83
38/84	19/42
38/85	38/85
38/86	19/43

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 38/72) 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).

38/72 Simplified