What is 200/400 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 200/400 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 200/400 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)

200

/

400

=

1

/

2

1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 200/400.

Simplifying Fraction 200/400 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 200/400 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [200] and denominator [400].

GCF of 200 and 400 is 200

And then divide both the numerator [200] and denominator [400] by the GCF [200].

200 ÷ 200

/

400 ÷ 200

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 200/400 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 200/400 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [200] and denominator [400].

Prime Factors of 200: 2,2,2,5,5

Prime Factors of 400: 2,2,2,2,5,5

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 200/400 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [200] and denominator [400] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
200 ÷ 2
/
400 ÷ 2
=100
/
200
100 ÷ 2
/
200 ÷ 2
=50
/
100
50 ÷ 2
/
100 ÷ 2
=25
/
50
25 ÷ 5
/
50 ÷ 5
=5
/
10
5 ÷ 5
/
10 ÷ 5
=1
/
2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
200/385	40/77
200/386	100/193
200/387	200/387
200/388	50/97
200/389	200/389
200/390	20/39
200/391	200/391
200/392	25/49
200/393	200/393
200/394	100/197
200/395	40/79
200/396	50/99
200/397	200/397
200/398	100/199
200/399	200/399
200/400	1/2 (½)
200/401	200/401
200/402	100/201
200/403	200/403
200/404	50/101
200/405	40/81
200/406	100/203
200/407	200/407
200/408	25/51
200/409	200/409
200/410	20/41
200/411	200/411
200/412	50/103
200/413	200/413
200/414	100/207

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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 200/400 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/2 (½)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '200/400') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 200/400) 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).

200/400 Simplified