What is 72/342 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/342 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 72/342 simplified to lowest terms is 4/19

72

342

=

4

19

4/19 is the simplified fraction of 72/342.

Simplifying Fraction 72/342 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/342 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [342].

GCF of 72 and 342 is 18

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [342] by the GCF [18].

72 ÷ 18

342 ÷ 18

=

4

19

Simplifying Fraction 72/342 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/342 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [342].

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

Prime Factors of 342: 2,3,3,19

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 × 3 × 3 × 19

=

4

19

Simplifying Fraction 72/342 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [342] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

72 ÷ 2

342 ÷ 2

=

36

171

36 ÷ 3

171 ÷ 3

=

12

57

12 ÷ 3

57 ÷ 3

=

4

19

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
72/54	4/3
72/56	9/7
72/60	6/5
72/63	8/7
72/64	9/8
72/65	72/65
72/76	18/19
72/78	12/13
72/80	9/10
72/81	8/9
72/84	6/7
72/88	9/11
72/90	4/5 (⅘)
72/96	3/4 (¾)
72/97	72/97
72/99	8/11
72/100	18/25
72/108	2/3 (⅔)
72/110	36/55
72/120	3/5 (⅗)
72/144	1/2 (½)
72/152	9/19
72/160	9/20
72/162	4/9
72/180	2/5 (⅖)
72/216	1/3 (⅓)
72/276	6/23
72/342	4/19
72/360	1/5 (⅕)
72/1000	9/125

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72/342 Simplified