What is 20/1000 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 20/1000 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 20/1000 simplified to lowest terms is 1/50

20

/

1000

=

1

/

50

1/50 is the simplified fraction of 20/1000.

Simplifying Fraction 20/1000 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 20/1000 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [20] and denominator [1000].

GCF of 20 and 1000 is 20

And then divide both the numerator [20] and denominator [1000] by the GCF [20].

20 ÷ 20

/

1000 ÷ 20

=

1

/

50

Simplifying Fraction 20/1000 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 20/1000 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [20] and denominator [1000].

Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5

Prime Factors of 1000: 2,2,2,5,5,5

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

2 × 2 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 5

=

1

/

50

Simplifying Fraction 20/1000 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [20] and denominator [1000] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

20 ÷ 2

/

1000 ÷ 2

=

10

/

500

10 ÷ 2

/

500 ÷ 2

=

5

/

250

5 ÷ 5

/

250 ÷ 5

=

1

/

50

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
20/985	4/197
20/986	10/493
20/987	20/987
20/988	5/247
20/989	20/989
20/990	2/99
20/991	20/991
20/992	5/248
20/993	20/993
20/994	10/497
20/995	4/199
20/996	5/249
20/997	20/997
20/998	10/499
20/999	20/999
20/1000	1/50
20/1001	20/1001
20/1002	10/501
20/1003	20/1003
20/1004	5/251
20/1005	4/201
20/1006	10/503
20/1007	20/1007
20/1008	5/252
20/1009	20/1009
20/1010	2/101
20/1011	20/1011
20/1012	5/253
20/1013	20/1013
20/1014	10/507

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 20/1000) 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).

20/1000 Simplified