What is 6/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 6/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 6/72 simplified to lowest terms is 1/12

6

/

72

=

1

/

12

1/12 is the simplified fraction of 6/72.

Simplifying Fraction 6/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 6/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [6] and denominator [72].

GCF of 6 and 72 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [6] and denominator [72] by the GCF [6].

6 ÷ 6

/

72 ÷ 6

=

1

/

12

Simplifying Fraction 6/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 6/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [6] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 6: 2,3

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

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

1

/

12

Simplifying Fraction 6/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [6] 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.

6 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

3

/

36

3 ÷ 3

/

36 ÷ 3

=

1

/

12

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
6/57	2/19
6/58	3/29
6/59	6/59
6/60	1/10 (⅒)
6/61	6/61
6/62	3/31
6/63	2/21
6/64	3/32
6/65	6/65
6/66	1/11
6/67	6/67
6/68	3/34
6/69	2/23
6/70	3/35
6/71	6/71
6/72	1/12
6/73	6/73
6/74	3/37
6/75	2/25
6/76	3/38
6/77	6/77
6/78	1/13
6/79	6/79
6/80	3/40
6/81	2/27
6/82	3/41
6/83	6/83
6/84	1/14
6/85	6/85
6/86	3/43

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 6/72 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/12). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '6/72') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 6/72) 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).

6/72 Simplified