64/72 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 64/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [64] and denominator [72].

GCF of 64 and 72 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [64] and denominator [72] by the GCF [8].

Another method to reduce the fraction 64/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [64] 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 [64] 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.

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