What is 72/96 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/96 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 72/96 simplified to lowest terms is 3/4 (¾)

72

96

=

3

4

3/4 (¾) is the simplified fraction of 72/96.

Simplifying Fraction 72/96 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/96 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [96].

GCF of 72 and 96 is 24

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [96] by the GCF [24].

72 ÷ 24

96 ÷ 24

=

3

4

Simplifying Fraction 72/96 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/96 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [96].

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

Prime Factors of 96: 2,2,2,2,2,3

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 × 2 × 3

=

3

4

Simplifying Fraction 72/96 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [96] 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

96 ÷ 2

=

36

48

36 ÷ 2

48 ÷ 2

=

18

24

18 ÷ 2

24 ÷ 2

=

9

12

9 ÷ 3

12 ÷ 3

=

3

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
72/105	24/35
72/106	36/53
72/107	72/107
72/108	2/3 (⅔)
72/109	72/109
72/110	36/55

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72/96 Simplified