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Reduce -72/14 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -72/14 is -36/7.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 72 and 14 is 2
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -72 ÷ 2/14 ÷ 2
  3. Reduced fraction: -36/7
    Therefore, -72/14 simplified to lowest terms is -36/7.

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