What is 72/81 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/81 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/81 simplified to lowest terms is 8/9

72

/

81

=

8

/

9

8/9 is the simplified fraction of 72/81.

Simplifying Fraction 72/81 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/81 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [81].

GCF of 72 and 81 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [81] by the GCF [9].

72 ÷ 9

/

81 ÷ 9

=

8

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 72/81 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/81 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [81].

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

Prime Factors of 81: 3,3,3,3

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 × 3

=

8

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 72/81 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [81] 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

/

81 ÷ 3

=

24

/

27

24 ÷ 3

/

27 ÷ 3

=

8

/

9

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
72/66	12/11
72/67	72/67
72/68	18/17
72/69	24/23
72/70	36/35
72/71	72/71
72/72	1/1
72/73	72/73
72/74	36/37
72/75	24/25
72/76	18/19
72/77	72/77
72/78	12/13
72/79	72/79
72/80	9/10
72/81	8/9
72/82	36/41
72/83	72/83
72/84	6/7
72/85	72/85
72/86	36/43
72/87	24/29
72/88	9/11
72/89	72/89
72/90	4/5 (⅘)
72/91	72/91
72/92	18/23
72/93	24/31
72/94	36/47
72/95	72/95

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72/81 Simplified