63/72 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 63/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [63] and denominator [72].

GCF of 63 and 72 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [63] and denominator [72] by the GCF [9].

Another method to reduce the fraction 63/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [63] and denominator [72].

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [63] 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 remainder.