What is 45/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 45/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 45/72 simplified to lowest terms is 5/8 (⅝)

45

/

72

=

5

/

8

5/8 (⅝) is the simplified fraction of 45/72.

Simplifying Fraction 45/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 45/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [45] and denominator [72].

GCF of 45 and 72 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [45] and denominator [72] by the GCF [9].

45 ÷ 9

/

72 ÷ 9

=

5

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 45/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 45/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [45] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 45: 3,3,5

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:

3 × 3 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

5

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 45/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [45] 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.

45 ÷ 3

/

72 ÷ 3

=

15

/

24

15 ÷ 3

/

24 ÷ 3

=

5

/

8

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
45/57	15/19
45/58	45/58
45/59	45/59
45/60	3/4 (¾)
45/61	45/61
45/62	45/62
45/63	5/7
45/64	45/64
45/65	9/13
45/66	15/22
45/67	45/67
45/68	45/68
45/69	15/23
45/70	9/14
45/71	45/71
45/72	5/8 (⅝)
45/73	45/73
45/74	45/74
45/75	3/5 (⅗)
45/76	45/76
45/77	45/77
45/78	15/26
45/79	45/79
45/80	9/16
45/81	5/9
45/82	45/82
45/83	45/83
45/84	15/28
45/85	9/17
45/86	45/86

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 45/72) 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).

45/72 Simplified