What is 46/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 46/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 46/72 simplified to lowest terms is 23/36

46

/

72

=

23

/

36

23/36 is the simplified fraction of 46/72.

Simplifying Fraction 46/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 46/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [46] and denominator [72].

GCF of 46 and 72 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [46] and denominator [72] by the GCF [2].

46 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

23

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 46/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 46/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [46] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 46: 2,23

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 × 23

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

23

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 46/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [46] 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.

46 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

23

/

36

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
46/57	46/57
46/58	23/29
46/59	46/59
46/60	23/30
46/61	46/61
46/62	23/31
46/63	46/63
46/64	23/32
46/65	46/65
46/66	23/33
46/67	46/67
46/68	23/34
46/69	2/3 (⅔)
46/70	23/35
46/71	46/71
46/72	23/36
46/73	46/73
46/74	23/37
46/75	46/75
46/76	23/38
46/77	46/77
46/78	23/39
46/79	46/79
46/80	23/40
46/81	46/81
46/82	23/41
46/83	46/83
46/84	23/42
46/85	46/85
46/86	23/43

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 46/72) 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).

46/72 Simplified