72/88 Simplified

What is 72/88 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/88 simplified to lowest terms is 9/11
72
/
88
=
9
/
11

9/11 is the simplified fraction of 72/88.

Simplifying Fraction 72/88 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/88 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [88].

GCF of 72 and 88 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [88] by the GCF [8].

72 ÷ 8
/
88 ÷ 8
=
9
/
11

Simplifying Fraction 72/88 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/88 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [88].

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 × 11
=
9
/
11

Simplifying Fraction 72/88 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [88] 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
/
88 ÷ 2
=
36
/
44
36 ÷ 2
/
44 ÷ 2
=
18
/
22
18 ÷ 2
/
22 ÷ 2
=
9
/
11

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72/7972/79
72/8236/41
72/8372/83
72/8572/85
72/8636/43
72/8724/29
72/8972/89
72/9172/91
72/9218/23
72/9324/31
72/9436/47
72/9572/95
72/97
72/9836/49
72/10172/101
72/102

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

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What is 72/88 Simplified?

Fraction 72/88 simplified to lowest terms is 9/11