72/18 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [18].

GCF of 72 and 18 is 18

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [18] by the GCF [18].

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [18].

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 [18] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.