What is 150/500 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 150/500 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 150/500 simplified to lowest terms is 3/10

150

/

500

=

3

/

10

3/10 is the simplified fraction of 150/500.

Simplifying Fraction 150/500 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 150/500 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [150] and denominator [500].

GCF of 150 and 500 is 50

And then divide both the numerator [150] and denominator [500] by the GCF [50].

150 ÷ 50

/

500 ÷ 50

=

3

/

10

Simplifying Fraction 150/500 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 150/500 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [150] and denominator [500].

Prime Factors of 150: 2,3,5,5

Prime Factors of 500: 2,2,5,5,5

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

2 × 3 × 5 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 5

=

3

/

10

Simplifying Fraction 150/500 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [150] and denominator [500] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

150 ÷ 2

/

500 ÷ 2

=

75

/

250

75 ÷ 5

/

250 ÷ 5

=

15

/

50

15 ÷ 5

/

50 ÷ 5

=

3

/

10

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
150/485	30/97
150/486	25/81
150/487	150/487
150/488	75/244
150/489	50/163
150/490	15/49
150/491	150/491
150/492	25/82
150/493	150/493
150/494	75/247
150/495	10/33
150/496	75/248
150/497	150/497
150/498	25/83
150/499	150/499
150/500	3/10
150/501	50/167
150/502	75/251
150/503	150/503
150/504	25/84
150/505	30/101
150/506	75/253
150/507	50/169
150/508	75/254
150/509	150/509
150/510	5/17
150/511	150/511
150/512	75/256
150/513	50/171
150/514	75/257

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 150/500 Simplified? (The answer is: 3/10). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '150/500') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 150/500) 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).

150/500 Simplified