What is 240/180 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 240/180 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 240/180 simplified to lowest terms is 4/3

240

180

=

4

3

4/3 is the simplified fraction of 240/180.

Since the numerator [240] is greater than the denominator [180] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

4

3

=1

1

3

Simplifying Fraction 240/180 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 240/180 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [240] and denominator [180].

GCF of 240 and 180 is 60

And then divide both the numerator [240] and denominator [180] by the GCF [60].

240 ÷ 60

180 ÷ 60

=

4

3

Simplifying Fraction 240/180 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 240/180 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [240] and denominator [180].

Prime Factors of 240: 2,2,2,2,3,5

Prime Factors of 180: 2,2,3,3,5

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5

=

4

3

Simplifying Fraction 240/180 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [240] and denominator [180] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

240 ÷ 2

180 ÷ 2

=

120

90

120 ÷ 2

90 ÷ 2

=

60

45

60 ÷ 3

45 ÷ 3

=

20

15

20 ÷ 5

15 ÷ 5

=

4

3

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
240/165	16/11
240/166	120/83
240/167	240/167
240/168	10/7
240/169	240/169
240/170	24/17
240/171	80/57
240/172	60/43
240/173	240/173
240/174	40/29
240/175	48/35
240/176	15/11
240/177	80/59
240/178	120/89
240/179	240/179
240/180	4/3
240/181	240/181
240/182	120/91
240/183	80/61
240/184	30/23
240/185	48/37
240/186	40/31
240/187	240/187
240/188	60/47
240/189	80/63
240/190	24/19
240/191	240/191
240/192	5/4
240/193	240/193
240/194	120/97

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240/180 Simplified