What is 240/400 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 240/400 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 240/400 simplified to lowest terms is 3/5 (⅗)

240

/

400

=

3

/

5

3/5 (⅗) is the simplified fraction of 240/400.

Simplifying Fraction 240/400 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 240/400 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [240] and denominator [400].

GCF of 240 and 400 is 80

And then divide both the numerator [240] and denominator [400] by the GCF [80].

240 ÷ 80

/

400 ÷ 80

=

3

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 240/400 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 240/400 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [240] and denominator [400].

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

Prime Factors of 400: 2,2,2,2,5,5

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 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

3

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 240/400 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [240] 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.
240 ÷ 2
/
400 ÷ 2
=120
/
200
120 ÷ 2
/
200 ÷ 2
=60
/
100
60 ÷ 2
/
100 ÷ 2
=30
/
50
30 ÷ 2
/
50 ÷ 2
=15
/
25
15 ÷ 5
/
25 ÷ 5
=3
/
5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
240/385	48/77
240/386	120/193
240/387	80/129
240/388	60/97
240/389	240/389
240/390	8/13
240/391	240/391
240/392	30/49
240/393	80/131
240/394	120/197
240/395	48/79
240/396	20/33
240/397	240/397
240/398	120/199
240/399	80/133
240/400	3/5 (⅗)
240/401	240/401
240/402	40/67
240/403	240/403
240/404	60/101
240/405	16/27
240/406	120/203
240/407	240/407
240/408	10/17
240/409	240/409
240/410	24/41
240/411	80/137
240/412	60/103
240/413	240/413
240/414	40/69

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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 240/400 Simplified? (The answer is: 3/5 (⅗)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '240/400') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 240/400) 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).

240/400 Simplified