72/120 Simplified
What is 72/120 Simplified?
3/5 (⅗) is the simplified fraction of 72/120.
Simplifying Fraction 72/120 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 72/120 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [120].
GCF of 72 and 120 is 24
And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [120] by the GCF [24].
Simplifying Fraction 72/120 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 72/120 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [120].
Prime Factors of 72: 2,2,2,3,3
Prime Factors of 120: 2,2,2,3,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 72/120 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [120] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
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72/105 | 24/35 |
72/106 | 36/53 |
72/107 | 72/107 |
72/108 | 2/3 (⅔) |
72/109 | 72/109 |
72/110 | 36/55 |
72/111 | 24/37 |
72/112 | 9/14 |
72/113 | 72/113 |
72/114 | 12/19 |
72/115 | 72/115 |
72/116 | 18/29 |
72/117 | 8/13 |
72/118 | 36/59 |
72/119 | 72/119 |
72/120 | 3/5 (⅗) |
72/121 | 72/121 |
72/122 | 36/61 |
72/123 | 24/41 |
72/124 | 18/31 |
72/125 | 72/125 |
72/126 | 4/7 |
72/127 | 72/127 |
72/128 | 9/16 |
72/129 | 24/43 |
72/130 | 36/65 |
72/131 | 72/131 |
72/132 | 6/11 |
72/133 | 72/133 |
72/134 | 36/67 |