72/18 Simplified

What is the Simplified Form of 72/18?

72/18 Simplified

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What is the Simplified Form of 72/18? A simplified fraction is a fraction that has been reduced to its lowest terms. In other words, it's a fraction where the numerator (the top part of the fraction) and denominator (the bottom part of the fraction) have no common factors other than 1.

Simplifying a fraction makes it easier to understand and compare the value of the fraction, and it's also often a requirement in many mathematical operations. To simplify a fraction, you divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor until you can't divide anymore.

To simplified any fraction follow those steps, which is given below-

  1. Find the GCD (Greatest Common Divisor) or HCF (Highest Common Factor) for both numerator & denominator.
  2. Then divided that GCD or HCF value both numerator & denominator.
  3. Simplify or reduce the fraction.

For calculation, here's how to simplify 72/18 to its simplest form using the formula above, step by step instructions are given below

  1. To simplify
    72/18
    its lowest terms, find GCD (Greatest Common Divisor) for 72 & 18. Here's How to Find GCD of 72 and 18?
    GCD is 18,
  2. Divided that GCD value with both numerator & denominator.
    72/18/18/18
  3. After simplify or reduce the fraction.
    4

Fraction Simplified
72/13 72/13
72/14 36/7
72/15 24/5
72/16 9/2
72/17 72/17
72/18 4/1
72/19 72/19
72/20 18/5
72/21 24/7
72/22 36/11
72/23 72/23

The Simplified Form of 72/18 is 4.

GCD of 72 and 18 is 18.

Fraction 72/18 is 400% as a Percentage.
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