What is 44/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 44/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 44/72 simplified to lowest terms is 11/18

44

/

72

=

11

/

18

11/18 is the simplified fraction of 44/72.

Simplifying Fraction 44/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 44/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [44] and denominator [72].

GCF of 44 and 72 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [44] and denominator [72] by the GCF [4].

44 ÷ 4

/

72 ÷ 4

=

11

/

18

Simplifying Fraction 44/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 44/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [44] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 44: 2,2,11

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 × 2 × 11

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

11

/

18

Simplifying Fraction 44/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [44] 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.

44 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

22

/

36

22 ÷ 2

/

36 ÷ 2

=

11

/

18

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
44/57	44/57
44/58	22/29
44/59	44/59
44/60	11/15
44/61	44/61
44/62	22/31
44/63	44/63
44/64	11/16
44/65	44/65
44/66	2/3 (⅔)
44/67	44/67
44/68	11/17
44/69	44/69
44/70	22/35
44/71	44/71
44/72	11/18
44/73	44/73
44/74	22/37
44/75	44/75
44/76	11/19
44/77	4/7
44/78	22/39
44/79	44/79
44/80	11/20
44/81	44/81
44/82	22/41
44/83	44/83
44/84	11/21
44/85	44/85
44/86	22/43

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 44/72) 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).

44/72 Simplified