225/400 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 225/400 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [225] and denominator [400].

GCF of 225 and 400 is 25

And then divide both the numerator [225] and denominator [400] by the GCF [25].

Another method to reduce the fraction 225/400 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [225] and denominator [400].

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

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [225] 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.