What is 74/2 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 74/2 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 74/2 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [74] and denominator [2].

GCF of 74 and 2 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [74] and denominator [2] by the GCF [2].

74 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

37

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 74/2 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 74/2 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [74] and denominator [2].

Prime Factors of 74: 2,37

Prime Factors of 2: 2

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 37

/

2

=

37

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 74/2 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [74] and denominator [2] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

74 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

37

/

1

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
74/1	74/1
74/2	37/1
74/3	74/3
74/4	37/2
74/5	74/5
74/6	37/3
74/7	74/7
74/8	37/4
74/9	74/9
74/10	37/5
74/11	74/11
74/12	37/6
74/13	74/13
74/14	37/7
74/15	74/15
74/16	37/8
74/17	74/17
74/18	37/9
74/19	74/19
74/20	37/10
74/21	74/21
74/22	37/11
74/23	74/23
74/24	37/12
74/25	74/25
74/26	37/13
74/27	74/27
74/28	37/14
74/29	74/29
74/30	37/15

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 74/2) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

74/2 Simplified