What is 72/27 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/27 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/27 simplified to lowest terms is 8/3

72

/

27

=

8

/

3

8/3 is the simplified fraction of 72/27.

Since the numerator [72] is greater than the denominator [27] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

8

/

3

=2

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 72/27 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/27 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [27].

GCF of 72 and 27 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [27] by the GCF [9].

72 ÷ 9

/

27 ÷ 9

=

8

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 72/27 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/27 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [27].

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

Prime Factors of 27: 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

/

3 × 3 × 3

=

8

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 72/27 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [27] 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 ÷ 3

/

27 ÷ 3

=

24

/

9

24 ÷ 3

/

9 ÷ 3

=

8

/

3

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
72/31	72/31
72/32	9/4
72/33	24/11
72/34	36/17
72/35	72/35
72/36	2/1
72/37	72/37
72/38	36/19
72/39	24/13
72/40	9/5
72/41	72/41

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72/27 Simplified