What is 72/144 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/144 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/144 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)

72

/

144

=

1

/

2

1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 72/144.

Simplifying Fraction 72/144 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/144 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [144].

GCF of 72 and 144 is 72

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [144] by the GCF [72].

72 ÷ 72

/

144 ÷ 72

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 72/144 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/144 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [144].

Prime Factors of 72: 2,2,2,3,3

Prime Factors of 144: 2,2,2,2,3,3

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 72/144 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [144] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
72 ÷ 2
/
144 ÷ 2
=36
/
72
36 ÷ 2
/
72 ÷ 2
=18
/
36
18 ÷ 2
/
36 ÷ 2
=9
/
18
9 ÷ 3
/
18 ÷ 3
=3
/
6
3 ÷ 3
/
6 ÷ 3
=1
/
2

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
72/129	24/43
72/130	36/65
72/131	72/131
72/132	6/11
72/133	72/133
72/134	36/67
72/135	8/15
72/136	9/17
72/137	72/137
72/138	12/23
72/139	72/139
72/140	18/35
72/141	24/47
72/142	36/71
72/143	72/143
72/144	1/2 (½)
72/145	72/145
72/146	36/73
72/147	24/49
72/148	18/37
72/149	72/149
72/150	12/25
72/151	72/151
72/152	9/19
72/153	8/17
72/154	36/77
72/155	72/155
72/156	6/13
72/157	72/157
72/158	36/79

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 72/144) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

72/144 Simplified