What is 240/360 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 240/360 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 240/360 simplified to lowest terms is 2/3 (⅔)

240

/

360

=

2

/

3

2/3 (⅔) is the simplified fraction of 240/360.

Simplifying Fraction 240/360 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 240/360 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [240] and denominator [360].

GCF of 240 and 360 is 120

And then divide both the numerator [240] and denominator [360] by the GCF [120].

240 ÷ 120

/

360 ÷ 120

=

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 240/360 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 240/360 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [240] and denominator [360].

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

Prime Factors of 360: 2,2,2,3,3,5

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 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5

=

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 240/360 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [240] and denominator [360] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
240 ÷ 2
/
360 ÷ 2
=120
/
180
120 ÷ 2
/
180 ÷ 2
=60
/
90
60 ÷ 2
/
90 ÷ 2
=30
/
45
30 ÷ 3
/
45 ÷ 3
=10
/
15
10 ÷ 5
/
15 ÷ 5
=2
/
3

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
240/345	16/23
240/346	120/173
240/347	240/347
240/348	20/29
240/349	240/349
240/350	24/35
240/351	80/117
240/352	15/22
240/353	240/353
240/354	40/59
240/355	48/71
240/356	60/89
240/357	80/119
240/358	120/179
240/359	240/359
240/360	2/3 (⅔)
240/361	240/361
240/362	120/181
240/363	80/121
240/364	60/91
240/365	48/73
240/366	40/61
240/367	240/367
240/368	15/23
240/369	80/123
240/370	24/37
240/371	240/371
240/372	20/31
240/373	240/373
240/374	120/187

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 240/360 Simplified? (The answer is: 2/3 (⅔)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '240/360') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 240/360) 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).

240/360 Simplified