What is 43/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 43/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 43/72 simplified to lowest terms is 43/72

43

/

72

=

43

/

72

The fraction 43/72 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 43 and denominator 72 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 43/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 43/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [43] and denominator [72].

GCF of 43 and 72 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [43] and denominator [72] by the GCF [1].

43 ÷ 1

/

72 ÷ 1

=

43

/

72

Simplifying Fraction 43/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 43/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [43] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 43: 43

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:

43

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

43

/

72

Simplifying Fraction 43/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [43] 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.

In our case (43/72) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
43/57	43/57
43/58	43/58
43/59	43/59
43/60	43/60
43/61	43/61
43/62	43/62
43/63	43/63
43/64	43/64
43/65	43/65
43/66	43/66
43/67	43/67
43/68	43/68
43/69	43/69
43/70	43/70
43/71	43/71
43/72	43/72
43/73	43/73
43/74	43/74
43/75	43/75
43/76	43/76
43/77	43/77
43/78	43/78
43/79	43/79
43/80	43/80
43/81	43/81
43/82	43/82
43/83	43/83
43/84	43/84
43/85	43/85
43/86	1/2 (½)

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 43/72) 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).

43/72 Simplified