What is 59/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 59/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 59/72 simplified to lowest terms is 59/72

59

/

72

=

59

/

72

The fraction 59/72 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 59 and denominator 72 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 59/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 59/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [59] and denominator [72].

GCF of 59 and 72 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [59] and denominator [72] by the GCF [1].

59 ÷ 1

/

72 ÷ 1

=

59

/

72

Simplifying Fraction 59/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 59/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [59] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 59: 59

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:

59

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

59

/

72

Simplifying Fraction 59/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [59] 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 (59/72) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 59/72) 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).

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
59/57	59/57
59/58	59/58
59/59	1/1
59/60	59/60
59/61	59/61
59/62	59/62
59/63	59/63
59/64	59/64
59/65	59/65
59/66	59/66
59/67	59/67
59/68	59/68
59/69	59/69
59/70	59/70
59/71	59/71
59/72	59/72
59/73	59/73
59/74	59/74
59/75	59/75
59/76	59/76
59/77	59/77
59/78	59/78
59/79	59/79
59/80	59/80
59/81	59/81
59/82	59/82
59/83	59/83
59/84	59/84
59/85	59/85
59/86	59/86

59/72 Simplified

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