What is 26/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 26/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 26/40 simplified to lowest terms is 13/20

26

/

40

=

13

/

20

13/20 is the simplified fraction of 26/40.

Simplifying Fraction 26/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 26/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [26] and denominator [40].

GCF of 26 and 40 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [26] and denominator [40] by the GCF [2].

26 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

13

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 26/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 26/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [26] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 26: 2,13

Prime Factors of 40: 2,2,2,5

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

2 × 13

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

13

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 26/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [26] and denominator [40] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

26 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

13

/

20

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
26/25	26/25
26/26	1/1
26/27	26/27
26/28	13/14
26/29	26/29
26/30	13/15
26/31	26/31
26/32	13/16
26/33	26/33
26/34	13/17
26/35	26/35
26/36	13/18
26/37	26/37
26/38	13/19
26/39	2/3 (⅔)
26/40	13/20
26/41	26/41
26/42	13/21
26/43	26/43
26/44	13/22
26/45	26/45
26/46	13/23
26/47	26/47
26/48	13/24
26/49	26/49
26/50	13/25
26/51	26/51
26/52	1/2 (½)
26/53	26/53
26/54	13/27

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26/40 Simplified