What is 240/560 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 240/560 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 240/560 simplified to lowest terms is 3/7

240

/

560

=

3

/

7

3/7 is the simplified fraction of 240/560.

Simplifying Fraction 240/560 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 240/560 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [240] and denominator [560].

GCF of 240 and 560 is 80

And then divide both the numerator [240] and denominator [560] by the GCF [80].

240 ÷ 80

/

560 ÷ 80

=

3

/

7

Simplifying Fraction 240/560 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 240/560 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [240] and denominator [560].

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

Prime Factors of 560: 2,2,2,2,5,7

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 × 7

=

3

/

7

Simplifying Fraction 240/560 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [240] and denominator [560] 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
/
560 ÷ 2
=120
/
280
120 ÷ 2
/
280 ÷ 2
=60
/
140
60 ÷ 2
/
140 ÷ 2
=30
/
70
30 ÷ 2
/
70 ÷ 2
=15
/
35
15 ÷ 5
/
35 ÷ 5
=3
/
7

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
240/545	48/109
240/546	40/91
240/547	240/547
240/548	60/137
240/549	80/183
240/550	24/55
240/551	240/551
240/552	10/23
240/553	240/553
240/554	120/277
240/555	16/37
240/556	60/139
240/557	240/557
240/558	40/93
240/559	240/559
240/560	3/7
240/561	80/187
240/562	120/281
240/563	240/563
240/564	20/47
240/565	48/113
240/566	120/283
240/567	80/189
240/568	30/71
240/569	240/569
240/570	8/19
240/571	240/571
240/572	60/143
240/573	80/191
240/574	120/287

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240/560 Simplified