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Reduce 72/486 to lowest terms

The simplest form of 72/486 is 4/27.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
    GCD of 72 and 486 is 18
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    72 ÷ 18/486 ÷ 18
  3. Reduced fraction: 4/27
    Therefore, 72/486 simplified to lowest terms is 4/27.

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