What is 72/90 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/90 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/90 simplified to lowest terms is 4/5 (⅘)

72

/

90

=

4

/

5

4/5 (⅘) is the simplified fraction of 72/90.

Simplifying Fraction 72/90 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/90 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [90].

GCF of 72 and 90 is 18

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [90] by the GCF [18].

72 ÷ 18

/

90 ÷ 18

=

4

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 72/90 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/90 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [90].

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

Prime Factors of 90: 2,3,3,5

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 × 5

=

4

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 72/90 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [90] 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

/

90 ÷ 2

=

36

/

45

36 ÷ 3

/

45 ÷ 3

=

12

/

15

12 ÷ 3

/

15 ÷ 3

=

4

/

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
72/96	3/4 (¾)
72/97	72/97
72/98	36/49
72/99	8/11
72/100	18/25
72/101	72/101
72/102	12/17
72/103	72/103
72/104	9/13

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72/90 Simplified