What is 240/600 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 240/600 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 240/600 simplified to lowest terms is 2/5 (⅖)

240

/

600

=

2

/

5

2/5 (⅖) is the simplified fraction of 240/600.

Simplifying Fraction 240/600 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 240/600 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [240] and denominator [600].

GCF of 240 and 600 is 120

And then divide both the numerator [240] and denominator [600] by the GCF [120].

240 ÷ 120

/

600 ÷ 120

=

2

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 240/600 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 240/600 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [240] and denominator [600].

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

Prime Factors of 600: 2,2,2,3,5,5

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 × 3 × 5 × 5

=

2

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 240/600 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [240] and denominator [600] 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
/
600 ÷ 2
=120
/
300
120 ÷ 2
/
300 ÷ 2
=60
/
150
60 ÷ 2
/
150 ÷ 2
=30
/
75
30 ÷ 3
/
75 ÷ 3
=10
/
25
10 ÷ 5
/
25 ÷ 5
=2
/
5

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
240/585	16/39
240/586	120/293
240/587	240/587
240/588	20/49
240/589	240/589
240/590	24/59
240/591	80/197
240/592	15/37
240/593	240/593
240/594	40/99
240/595	48/119
240/596	60/149
240/597	80/199
240/598	120/299
240/599	240/599
240/600	2/5 (⅖)
240/601	240/601
240/602	120/301
240/603	80/201
240/604	60/151
240/605	48/121
240/606	40/101
240/607	240/607
240/608	15/38
240/609	80/203
240/610	24/61
240/611	240/611
240/612	20/51
240/613	240/613
240/614	120/307

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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 240/600 Simplified? (The answer is: 2/5 (⅖)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '240/600') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 240/600) 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).

240/600 Simplified