66/72 Simplified

What is 66/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 66/72 simplified to lowest terms is 11/12
66
/
72
=
11
/
12

11/12 is the simplified fraction of 66/72.

Simplifying Fraction 66/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 66/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [66] and denominator [72].

GCF of 66 and 72 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [66] and denominator [72] by the GCF [6].

66 ÷ 6
/
72 ÷ 6
=
11
/
12

Simplifying Fraction 66/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 66/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [66] and denominator [72].

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

2 × 3 × 11
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3
=
11
/
12

Simplifying Fraction 66/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [66] 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.

66 ÷ 2
/
72 ÷ 2
=
33
/
36
33 ÷ 3
/
36 ÷ 3
=
11
/
12

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22/21
66/6433/32
66/6566/65
66/66
66/6766/67
66/6833/34
66/6922/23
66/7033/35
66/7166/71
66/7366/73
66/7433/37
66/75
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66/7966/79
66/80
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66/8233/41
66/8366/83
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FAQ

What is 66/72 Simplified?

Fraction 66/72 simplified to lowest terms is 11/12