68/72 Simplified

What is 68/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 68/72 simplified to lowest terms is 17/18
68
/
72
=
17
/
18

17/18 is the simplified fraction of 68/72.

Simplifying Fraction 68/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 68/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [68] and denominator [72].

GCF of 68 and 72 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [68] and denominator [72] by the GCF [4].

68 ÷ 4
/
72 ÷ 4
=
17
/
18

Simplifying Fraction 68/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 68/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [68] 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 × 2 × 17
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3
=
17
/
18

Simplifying Fraction 68/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [68] 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.

68 ÷ 2
/
72 ÷ 2
=
34
/
36
34 ÷ 2
/
36 ÷ 2
=
17
/
18

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68/6168/61
68/6234/31
68/6368/63
68/64
68/6568/65
68/6634/33
68/6768/67
68/68
68/6968/69
68/7034/35
68/7168/71
68/7368/73
68/7434/37
68/7568/75
68/76
68/7768/77
68/7834/39
68/7968/79
68/8168/81
68/8234/41
68/8368/83
68/84
68/8634/43

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FAQ

What is 68/72 Simplified?

Fraction 68/72 simplified to lowest terms is 17/18