What is 72/48 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/48 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/48 simplified to lowest terms is 3/2

72

/

48

=

3

/

2

3/2 is the simplified fraction of 72/48.

Since the numerator [72] is greater than the denominator [48] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

3

/

2

=1

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 72/48 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/48 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [48].

GCF of 72 and 48 is 24

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [48] by the GCF [24].

72 ÷ 24

/

48 ÷ 24

=

3

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 72/48 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/48 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [48].

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

Prime Factors of 48: 2,2,2,2,3

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 × 2 × 3

=

3

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 72/48 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [48] 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

/

48 ÷ 2

=

36

/

24

36 ÷ 2

/

24 ÷ 2

=

18

/

12

18 ÷ 2

/

12 ÷ 2

=

9

/

6

9 ÷ 3

/

6 ÷ 3

=

3

/

2

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
72/42	12/7
72/43	72/43
72/44	18/11
72/45	8/5
72/46	36/23
72/47	72/47
72/48	3/2
72/49	72/49
72/50	36/25
72/51	24/17
72/52	18/13
72/53	72/53
72/54	4/3
72/55	72/55
72/56	9/7
72/57	24/19
72/58	36/29
72/59	72/59
72/60	6/5
72/61	72/61
72/62	36/31

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72/48 Simplified