What is 140/160 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 140/160 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 140/160 simplified to lowest terms is 7/8 (⅞)

140

/

160

=

7

/

8

7/8 (⅞) is the simplified fraction of 140/160.

Simplifying Fraction 140/160 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 140/160 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [140] and denominator [160].

GCF of 140 and 160 is 20

And then divide both the numerator [140] and denominator [160] by the GCF [20].

140 ÷ 20

/

160 ÷ 20

=

7

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 140/160 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 140/160 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [140] and denominator [160].

Prime Factors of 140: 2,2,5,7

Prime Factors of 160: 2,2,2,2,2,5

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

2 × 2 × 5 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

7

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 140/160 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [140] and denominator [160] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

140 ÷ 2

/

160 ÷ 2

=

70

/

80

70 ÷ 2

/

80 ÷ 2

=

35

/

40

35 ÷ 5

/

40 ÷ 5

=

7

/

8

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
140/145	28/29
140/146	70/73
140/147	20/21
140/148	35/37
140/149	140/149
140/150	14/15
140/151	140/151
140/152	35/38
140/153	140/153
140/154	10/11
140/155	28/31
140/156	35/39
140/157	140/157
140/158	70/79
140/159	140/159
140/160	7/8 (⅞)
140/161	20/23
140/162	70/81
140/163	140/163
140/164	35/41
140/165	28/33
140/166	70/83
140/167	140/167
140/168	5/6 (⅚)
140/169	140/169
140/170	14/17
140/171	140/171
140/172	35/43
140/173	140/173
140/174	70/87

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 140/160) 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).

140/160 Simplified