76/12 Simplified

What is 76/12 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 76/12 simplified to lowest terms is 19/3
76
/
12
=
19
/
3

19/3 is the simplified fraction of 76/12.

Since the numerator [76] is greater than the denominator [12] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

19
/
3
=6
1
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 76/12 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 76/12 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [76] and denominator [12].

GCF of 76 and 12 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [76] and denominator [12] by the GCF [4].

76 ÷ 4
/
12 ÷ 4
=
19
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 76/12 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 76/12 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [76] and denominator [12].

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

2 × 2 × 19
/
2 × 2 × 3
=
19
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 76/12 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [76] and denominator [12] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

76 ÷ 2
/
12 ÷ 2
=
38
/
6
38 ÷ 2
/
6 ÷ 2
=
19
/
3

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
76/176/1
38/1
76/376/3
76/4
76/576/5
76/638/3
76/776/7
76/8
76/976/9
76/1038/5
76/1176/11
76/1376/13
76/1438/7
76/1576/15
76/16
76/1776/17
76/1838/9
76/19
76/20
76/2176/21
76/2238/11
76/2376/23
76/24
76/2576/25
76/2638/13
76/2776/27
76/28
76/2976/29
76/3038/15

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What is 76/12 Simplified?

Fraction 76/12 simplified to lowest terms is 19/3