What is 72/15 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/15 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 72/15 simplified to lowest terms is 24/5

72

15

=

24

5

24/5 is the simplified fraction of 72/15.

Since the numerator [72] is greater than the denominator [15] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

24

5

=4

4

5

Simplifying Fraction 72/15 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/15 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [15].

GCF of 72 and 15 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [15] by the GCF [3].

72 ÷ 3

15 ÷ 3

=

24

5

Simplifying Fraction 72/15 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/15 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [15].

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

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

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

3 × 5

=

24

5

Simplifying Fraction 72/15 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [15] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

72 ÷ 3

15 ÷ 3

=

24

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
72/1	72/1
72/2	36/1
72/3	24/1
72/4	18/1
72/5	72/5
72/6	12/1
72/7	72/7
72/8	9/1
72/9	8/1
72/10	36/5
72/11	72/11
72/12	6/1
72/13	72/13
72/14	36/7
72/15	24/5
72/16	9/2
72/17	72/17
72/18	4/1
72/19	72/19
72/20	18/5
72/21	24/7
72/22	36/11
72/23	72/23
72/24	3/1
72/25	72/25
72/26	36/13
72/27	8/3
72/28	18/7
72/29	72/29
72/30	12/5

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72/15 Simplified