What is 42/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 42/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 42/72 simplified to lowest terms is 7/12

42

/

72

=

7

/

12

7/12 is the simplified fraction of 42/72.

Simplifying Fraction 42/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [72].

GCF of 42 and 72 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [72] by the GCF [6].

42 ÷ 6

/

72 ÷ 6

=

7

/

12

Simplifying Fraction 42/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

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 × 3 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

7

/

12

Simplifying Fraction 42/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] 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.

42 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

21

/

36

21 ÷ 3

/

36 ÷ 3

=

7

/

12

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
42/57	14/19
42/58	21/29
42/59	42/59
42/60	7/10
42/61	42/61
42/62	21/31
42/63	2/3 (⅔)
42/64	21/32
42/65	42/65
42/66	7/11
42/67	42/67
42/68	21/34
42/69	14/23
42/70	3/5 (⅗)
42/71	42/71
42/72	7/12
42/73	42/73
42/74	21/37
42/75	14/25
42/76	21/38
42/77	6/11
42/78	7/13
42/79	42/79
42/80	21/40
42/81	14/27
42/82	21/41
42/83	42/83
42/84	1/2 (½)
42/85	42/85
42/86	21/43

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 42/72 Simplified? (The answer is: 7/12). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '42/72') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 42/72) 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).

42/72 Simplified