What is 62/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 62/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 62/72 simplified to lowest terms is 31/36

62

/

72

=

31

/

36

31/36 is the simplified fraction of 62/72.

Simplifying Fraction 62/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 62/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [62] and denominator [72].

GCF of 62 and 72 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [62] and denominator [72] by the GCF [2].

62 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

31

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 62/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 62/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [62] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 62: 2,31

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 × 31

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

31

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 62/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [62] 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.

62 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

31

/

36

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
62/57	62/57
62/58	31/29
62/59	62/59
62/60	31/30
62/61	62/61
62/62	1/1
62/63	62/63
62/64	31/32
62/65	62/65
62/66	31/33
62/67	62/67
62/68	31/34
62/69	62/69
62/70	31/35
62/71	62/71
62/72	31/36
62/73	62/73
62/74	31/37
62/75	62/75
62/76	31/38
62/77	62/77
62/78	31/39
62/79	62/79
62/80	31/40
62/81	62/81
62/82	31/41
62/83	62/83
62/84	31/42
62/85	62/85
62/86	31/43

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62/72 Simplified