72/276 Simplified

What is 72/276 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/276 simplified to lowest terms is 6/23
72
/
276
=
6
/
23

6/23 is the simplified fraction of 72/276.

Simplifying Fraction 72/276 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/276 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [276].

GCF of 72 and 276 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [276] by the GCF [12].

72 ÷ 12
/
276 ÷ 12
=
6
/
23

Simplifying Fraction 72/276 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/276 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [276].

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 × 3 × 23
=
6
/
23

Simplifying Fraction 72/276 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [276] 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
/
276 ÷ 2
=
36
/
138
36 ÷ 2
/
138 ÷ 2
=
18
/
69
18 ÷ 3
/
69 ÷ 3
=
6
/
23

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
72/261
72/26236/131
72/26372/263
72/264
72/26572/265
72/26636/133
72/26724/89
72/26818/67
72/26972/269
72/270
72/27172/271
72/272
72/27324/91
72/27436/137
72/27572/275
72/27772/277
72/27836/139
72/279
72/280
72/28172/281
72/28212/47
72/28372/283
72/28418/71
72/28524/95
72/28636/143
72/28772/287
72/288
72/28972/289
72/29036/145

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FAQ

What is 72/276 Simplified?

Fraction 72/276 simplified to lowest terms is 6/23