What is 50/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 50/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 50/72 simplified to lowest terms is 25/36

50

/

72

=

25

/

36

25/36 is the simplified fraction of 50/72.

Simplifying Fraction 50/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 50/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [50] and denominator [72].

GCF of 50 and 72 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [50] and denominator [72] by the GCF [2].

50 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

25

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 50/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 50/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [50] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 50: 2,5,5

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:

2 × 5 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

25

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 50/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [50] 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.

50 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

25

/

36

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
50/57	50/57
50/58	25/29
50/59	50/59
50/60	5/6 (⅚)
50/61	50/61
50/62	25/31
50/63	50/63
50/64	25/32
50/65	10/13
50/66	25/33
50/67	50/67
50/68	25/34
50/69	50/69
50/70	5/7
50/71	50/71
50/72	25/36
50/73	50/73
50/74	25/37
50/75	2/3 (⅔)
50/76	25/38
50/77	50/77
50/78	25/39
50/79	50/79
50/80	5/8 (⅝)
50/81	50/81
50/82	25/41
50/83	50/83
50/84	25/42
50/85	10/17
50/86	25/43

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 50/72) 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).

50/72 Simplified