23/40 Simplified
What is 23/40 Simplified?
The fraction 23/40 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 23 and denominator 40 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 23/40 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 23/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [23] and denominator [40].
GCF of 23 and 40 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [23] and denominator [40] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 23/40 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 23/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [23] and denominator [40].
Prime Factors of 40: 2,2,2,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 23/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [23] and denominator [40] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
In our case (23/40) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
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23/25 | 23/25 |
23/26 | 23/26 |
23/27 | 23/27 |
23/28 | 23/28 |
23/29 | 23/29 |
23/30 | 23/30 |
23/31 | 23/31 |
23/32 | 23/32 |
23/33 | 23/33 |
23/34 | 23/34 |
23/35 | 23/35 |
23/36 | 23/36 |
23/37 | 23/37 |
23/38 | 23/38 |
23/39 | 23/39 |
23/40 | 23/40 |
23/41 | 23/41 |
23/42 | 23/42 |
23/43 | 23/43 |
23/44 | 23/44 |
23/45 | 23/45 |
23/46 | 1/2 (½) |
23/47 | 23/47 |
23/48 | 23/48 |
23/49 | 23/49 |
23/50 | 23/50 |
23/51 | 23/51 |
23/52 | 23/52 |
23/53 | 23/53 |
23/54 | 23/54 |