What is 54/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 54/72 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 54/72 simplified to lowest terms is 3/4 (¾)

54

72

=

3

4

3/4 (¾) is the simplified fraction of 54/72.

Simplifying Fraction 54/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 54/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [54] and denominator [72].

GCF of 54 and 72 is 18

And then divide both the numerator [54] and denominator [72] by the GCF [18].

54 ÷ 18

72 ÷ 18

=

3

4

Simplifying Fraction 54/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 54/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [54] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 54: 2,3,3,3

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 × 3 × 3 × 3

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

3

4

Simplifying Fraction 54/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [54] 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 remainder.

54 ÷ 2

72 ÷ 2

=

27

36

27 ÷ 3

36 ÷ 3

=

9

12

9 ÷ 3

12 ÷ 3

=

3

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
54/57	18/19
54/58	27/29
54/59	54/59
54/60	9/10
54/61	54/61
54/62	27/31
54/63	6/7
54/64	27/32
54/65	54/65
54/66	9/11
54/67	54/67
54/68	27/34
54/69	18/23
54/70	27/35
54/71	54/71
54/72	3/4 (¾)
54/73	54/73
54/74	27/37
54/75	18/25
54/76	27/38
54/77	54/77
54/78	9/13
54/79	54/79
54/80	27/40
54/81	2/3 (⅔)
54/82	27/41
54/83	54/83
54/84	9/14
54/85	54/85
54/86	27/43

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54/72 Simplified