What is 55/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 55/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 55/72 simplified to lowest terms is 55/72

55

/

72

=

55

/

72

The fraction 55/72 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 55 and denominator 72 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 55/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 55/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [55] and denominator [72].

GCF of 55 and 72 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [55] and denominator [72] by the GCF [1].

55 ÷ 1

/

72 ÷ 1

=

55

/

72

Simplifying Fraction 55/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 55/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [55] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 55: 5,11

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:

5 × 11

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

55

/

72

Simplifying Fraction 55/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [55] 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 (55/72) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
55/57	55/57
55/58	55/58
55/59	55/59
55/60	11/12
55/61	55/61
55/62	55/62
55/63	55/63
55/64	55/64
55/65	11/13
55/66	5/6 (⅚)
55/67	55/67
55/68	55/68
55/69	55/69
55/70	11/14
55/71	55/71
55/72	55/72
55/73	55/73
55/74	55/74
55/75	11/15
55/76	55/76
55/77	5/7
55/78	55/78
55/79	55/79
55/80	11/16
55/81	55/81
55/82	55/82
55/83	55/83
55/84	55/84
55/85	11/17
55/86	55/86

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 55/72) 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).

55/72 Simplified