Reduce 72/31 to lowest terms
7231 is already in the simplest form. It can be written as 2.322581 in decimal form (rounded to 6 decimal places).
Steps to simplifying fractions
- Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
GCD of 72 and 31 is 1 - Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
72 ÷ 131 ÷ 1 - Reduced fraction: 7231
Therefore, 72/31 simplified to lowest terms is 72/31.
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