84/72 Simplified

What is 84/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 84/72 simplified to lowest terms is 7/6
84
/
72
=
7
/
6

7/6 is the simplified fraction of 84/72.

Since the numerator [84] is greater than the denominator [72] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

7
/
6
=1
1
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 84/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 84/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [84] and denominator [72].

GCF of 84 and 72 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [84] and denominator [72] by the GCF [12].

84 ÷ 12
/
72 ÷ 12
=
7
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 84/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 84/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [84] and denominator [72].

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

2 × 2 × 3 × 7
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3
=
7
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 84/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [84] and denominator [72] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

84 ÷ 2
/
72 ÷ 2
=
42
/
36
42 ÷ 2
/
36 ÷ 2
=
21
/
18
21 ÷ 3
/
18 ÷ 3
=
7
/
6

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
84/5728/19
84/5842/29
84/5984/59
84/60
84/6184/61
84/6242/31
84/63
84/6421/16
84/6584/65
84/66
84/6784/67
84/6821/17
84/6928/23
84/70
84/7184/71
84/7384/73
84/7442/37
84/7528/25
84/7621/19
84/77
84/78
84/7984/79
84/80
84/8128/27
84/8242/41
84/8384/83
84/84
84/8584/85
84/8642/43

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FAQ

What is 84/72 Simplified?

Fraction 84/72 simplified to lowest terms is 7/6