7/72 Simplified
What is 7/72 Simplified?
The fraction 7/72 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 7 and denominator 72 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 7/72 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 7/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [7] and denominator [72].
GCF of 7 and 72 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [7] and denominator [72] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 7/72 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 7/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [7] and denominator [72].
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:
Simplifying Fraction 7/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [7] 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.
In our case (7/72) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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