What is 72/99 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 72/99 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 72/99 simplified to lowest terms is 8/11

72

/

99

=

8

/

11

8/11 is the simplified fraction of 72/99.

Simplifying Fraction 72/99 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 72/99 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [72] and denominator [99].

GCF of 72 and 99 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [72] and denominator [99] by the GCF [9].

72 ÷ 9

/

99 ÷ 9

=

8

/

11

Simplifying Fraction 72/99 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 72/99 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [72] and denominator [99].

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

Prime Factors of 99: 3,3,11

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 × 11

=

8

/

11

Simplifying Fraction 72/99 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [72] and denominator [99] 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

/

99 ÷ 3

=

24

/

33

24 ÷ 3

/

33 ÷ 3

=

8

/

11

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
72/111	24/37
72/112	9/14
72/113	72/113

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72/99 Simplified