16/40 Simplified
What is 16/40 Simplified?
2/5 (⅖) is the simplified fraction of 16/40.
Simplifying Fraction 16/40 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 16/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [40].
GCF of 16 and 40 is 8
And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [40] by the GCF [8].
Simplifying Fraction 16/40 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 16/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [40].
Prime Factors of 16: 2,2,2,2
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:
Simplifying Fraction 16/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] 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.