What is 72/160 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/160 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/160 simplified to lowest terms is 9/20

72

/

160

=

9

/

20

9/20 is the simplified fraction of 72/160.

Simplifying Fraction 72/160 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/160 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [160].

GCF of 72 and 160 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [160] by the GCF [8].

72 ÷ 8

/

160 ÷ 8

=

9

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 72/160 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/160 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [160].

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

Prime Factors of 160: 2,2,2,2,2,5

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

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

9

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 72/160 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [160] 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

/

160 ÷ 2

=

36

/

80

36 ÷ 2

/

80 ÷ 2

=

18

/

40

18 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

9

/

20

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
72/159	24/53
72/160	9/20
72/161	72/161
72/162	4/9
72/163	72/163
72/164	18/41
72/165	24/55
72/166	36/83
72/167	72/167
72/168	3/7
72/169	72/169
72/170	36/85
72/171	8/19
72/172	18/43
72/173	72/173
72/174	12/29

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 72/160) 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).

72/160 Simplified