What is 14/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 14/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 14/40 simplified to lowest terms is 7/20

14

/

40

=

7

/

20

7/20 is the simplified fraction of 14/40.

Simplifying Fraction 14/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 14/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [14] and denominator [40].

GCF of 14 and 40 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [14] and denominator [40] by the GCF [2].

14 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

7

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 14/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 14/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [14] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 14: 2,7

Prime Factors of 40: 2,2,2,5

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

2 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

7

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 14/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [14] and denominator [40] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

14 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

7

/

20

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
14/25	14/25
14/26	7/13
14/27	14/27
14/28	1/2 (½)
14/29	14/29
14/30	7/15
14/31	14/31
14/32	7/16
14/33	14/33
14/34	7/17
14/35	2/5 (⅖)
14/36	7/18
14/37	14/37
14/38	7/19
14/39	14/39
14/40	7/20
14/41	14/41
14/42	1/3 (⅓)
14/43	14/43
14/44	7/22
14/45	14/45
14/46	7/23
14/47	14/47
14/48	7/24
14/49	2/7
14/50	7/25
14/51	14/51
14/52	7/26
14/53	14/53
14/54	7/27

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 14/40) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

14/40 Simplified