200/500 Simplified

What is 200/500 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 200/500 simplified to lowest terms is 2/5 (⅖)
200
/
500
=
2
/
5

2/5 (⅖) is the simplified fraction of 200/500.

Simplifying Fraction 200/500 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 200/500 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [200] and denominator [500].

GCF of 200 and 500 is 100

And then divide both the numerator [200] and denominator [500] by the GCF [100].

200 ÷ 100
/
500 ÷ 100
=
2
/
5

Simplifying Fraction 200/500 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 200/500 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [200] and denominator [500].

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 × 5 × 5 × 5
=
2
/
5

Simplifying Fraction 200/500 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [200] 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.

200 ÷ 2
/
500 ÷ 2
=
100
/
250
100 ÷ 2
/
250 ÷ 2
=
50
/
125
50 ÷ 5
/
125 ÷ 5
=
10
/
25
10 ÷ 5
/
25 ÷ 5
=
2
/
5

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
200/48540/97
200/486100/243
200/487200/487
200/48825/61
200/489200/489
200/49020/49
200/491200/491
200/49250/123
200/493200/493
200/494100/247
200/49540/99
200/49625/62
200/497200/497
200/498100/249
200/499200/499
200/501200/501
200/502100/251
200/503200/503
200/50425/63
200/50540/101
200/506100/253
200/507200/507
200/50850/127
200/509200/509
200/51020/51
200/511200/511
200/51225/64
200/513200/513
200/514100/257

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 200/500 Simplified? (The answer is: 2/5 (⅖)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '200/500') and hit the 'Simplify' button.
Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 200/500) 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).

FAQ

What is 200/500 Simplified?

Fraction 200/500 simplified to lowest terms is 2/5 (⅖)