72/16 Simplified

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].

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

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

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.