What is 76/36 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 76/36 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 76/36 simplified to lowest terms is 19/9

76

/

36

=

19

/

9

19/9 is the simplified fraction of 76/36.

Since the numerator [76] is greater than the denominator [36] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

19

/

9

=2

1

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 76/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 76/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [76] and denominator [36].

GCF of 76 and 36 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [76] and denominator [36] by the GCF [4].

76 ÷ 4

/

36 ÷ 4

=

19

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 76/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 76/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [76] and denominator [36].

Prime Factors of 76: 2,2,19

Prime Factors of 36: 2,2,3,3

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 × 3

=

19

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 76/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [76] and denominator [36] 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

/

36 ÷ 2

=

38

/

18

38 ÷ 2

/

18 ÷ 2

=

19

/

9

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
76/21	76/21
76/22	38/11
76/23	76/23
76/24	19/6
76/25	76/25
76/26	38/13
76/27	76/27
76/28	19/7
76/29	76/29
76/30	38/15
76/31	76/31
76/32	19/8
76/33	76/33
76/34	38/17
76/35	76/35
76/36	19/9
76/37	76/37
76/38	2/1
76/39	76/39
76/40	19/10
76/41	76/41
76/42	38/21
76/43	76/43
76/44	19/11
76/45	76/45
76/46	38/23
76/47	76/47
76/48	19/12
76/49	76/49
76/50	38/25

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76/36 Simplified