What is 49/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 49/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 49/72 simplified to lowest terms is 49/72

49

/

72

=

49

/

72

The fraction 49/72 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 49 and denominator 72 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 49/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 49/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [49] and denominator [72].

GCF of 49 and 72 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [49] and denominator [72] by the GCF [1].

49 ÷ 1

/

72 ÷ 1

=

49

/

72

Simplifying Fraction 49/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 49/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [49] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 49: 7,7

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:

7 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

49

/

72

Simplifying Fraction 49/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [49] 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 (49/72) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
49/57	49/57
49/58	49/58
49/59	49/59
49/60	49/60
49/61	49/61
49/62	49/62
49/63	7/9
49/64	49/64
49/65	49/65
49/66	49/66
49/67	49/67
49/68	49/68
49/69	49/69
49/70	7/10
49/71	49/71
49/72	49/72
49/73	49/73
49/74	49/74
49/75	49/75
49/76	49/76
49/77	7/11
49/78	49/78
49/79	49/79
49/80	49/80
49/81	49/81
49/82	49/82
49/83	49/83
49/84	7/12
49/85	49/85
49/86	49/86

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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 49/72 Simplified? (The answer is: 49/72). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '49/72') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 49/72) 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).

49/72 Simplified