200/400 Simplified
What is 200/400 Simplified?
Answer
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].
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:
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 remainder.
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