55/72 Simplified
What is 55/72 Simplified?
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].
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:
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.
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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 |