What is 72/16 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/16 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/16 simplified to lowest terms is 9/2

72

/

16

=

9

/

2

9/2 is the simplified fraction of 72/16.

Since the numerator [72] is greater than the denominator [16] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

9

/

2

=4

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 72/16 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/16 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [16].

GCF of 72 and 16 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [16] by the GCF [8].

72 ÷ 8

/

16 ÷ 8

=

9

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 72/16 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/16 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [16].

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

Prime Factors of 16: 2,2,2,2

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

=

9

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 72/16 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [16] 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

/

16 ÷ 2

=

36

/

8

36 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

18

/

4

18 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

9

/

2

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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72/16 Simplified