What is 72/54 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/54 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 72/54 simplified to lowest terms is 4/3

72

54

=

4

3

4/3 is the simplified fraction of 72/54.

Since the numerator [72] is greater than the denominator [54] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

4

3

=1

1

3

Simplifying Fraction 72/54 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/54 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [54].

GCF of 72 and 54 is 18

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [54] by the GCF [18].

72 ÷ 18

54 ÷ 18

=

4

3

Simplifying Fraction 72/54 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/54 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [54].

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

Prime Factors of 54: 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 × 3 × 3 × 3

=

4

3

Simplifying Fraction 72/54 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [54] 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

54 ÷ 2

=

36

27

36 ÷ 3

27 ÷ 3

=

12

9

12 ÷ 3

9 ÷ 3

=

4

3

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
72/63	8/7
72/64	9/8
72/65	72/65
72/66	12/11
72/67	72/67
72/68	18/17

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72/54 Simplified