What is 72/216 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/216 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/216 simplified to lowest terms is 1/3 (⅓)

72

/

216

=

1

/

3

1/3 (⅓) is the simplified fraction of 72/216.

Simplifying Fraction 72/216 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/216 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [216].

GCF of 72 and 216 is 72

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [216] by the GCF [72].

72 ÷ 72

/

216 ÷ 72

=

1

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 72/216 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/216 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [216].

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

Prime Factors of 216: 2,2,2,3,3,3

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 × 3 × 3 × 3

=

1

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 72/216 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [216] 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
/
216 ÷ 2
=36
/
108
36 ÷ 2
/
108 ÷ 2
=18
/
54
18 ÷ 2
/
54 ÷ 2
=9
/
27
9 ÷ 3
/
27 ÷ 3
=3
/
9
3 ÷ 3
/
9 ÷ 3
=1
/
3

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
72/201	24/67
72/202	36/101
72/203	72/203
72/204	6/17
72/205	72/205
72/206	36/103
72/207	8/23
72/208	9/26
72/209	72/209
72/210	12/35
72/211	72/211
72/212	18/53
72/213	24/71
72/214	36/107
72/215	72/215
72/216	1/3 (⅓)
72/217	72/217
72/218	36/109
72/219	24/73
72/220	18/55
72/221	72/221
72/222	12/37
72/223	72/223
72/224	9/28
72/225	8/25
72/226	36/113
72/227	72/227
72/228	6/19
72/229	72/229
72/230	36/115

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 72/216) 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).

72/216 Simplified