What is 280/360 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 280/360 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 280/360 simplified to lowest terms is 7/9

280

/

360

=

7

/

9

7/9 is the simplified fraction of 280/360.

Simplifying Fraction 280/360 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 280/360 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [280] and denominator [360].

GCF of 280 and 360 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [280] and denominator [360] by the GCF [40].

280 ÷ 40

/

360 ÷ 40

=

7

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 280/360 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 280/360 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [280] and denominator [360].

Prime Factors of 280: 2,2,2,5,7

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 × 5 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5

=

7

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 280/360 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [280] 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.

280 ÷ 2

/

360 ÷ 2

=

140

/

180

140 ÷ 2

/

180 ÷ 2

=

70

/

90

70 ÷ 2

/

90 ÷ 2

=

35

/

45

35 ÷ 5

/

45 ÷ 5

=

7

/

9

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
280/345	56/69
280/346	140/173
280/347	280/347
280/348	70/87
280/349	280/349
280/350	4/5 (⅘)
280/351	280/351
280/352	35/44
280/353	280/353
280/354	140/177
280/355	56/71
280/356	70/89
280/357	40/51
280/358	140/179
280/359	280/359
280/360	7/9
280/361	280/361
280/362	140/181
280/363	280/363
280/364	10/13
280/365	56/73
280/366	140/183
280/367	280/367
280/368	35/46
280/369	280/369
280/370	28/37
280/371	40/53
280/372	70/93
280/373	280/373
280/374	140/187

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280/360 Simplified