What is 280/400 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 280/400 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 280/400 simplified to lowest terms is 7/10

280

/

400

=

7

/

10

7/10 is the simplified fraction of 280/400.

Simplifying Fraction 280/400 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 280/400 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [280] and denominator [400].

GCF of 280 and 400 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [280] and denominator [400] by the GCF [40].

280 ÷ 40

/

400 ÷ 40

=

7

/

10

Simplifying Fraction 280/400 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 280/400 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [280] and denominator [400].

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

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 × 5 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

7

/

10

Simplifying Fraction 280/400 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

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

280 ÷ 2

/

400 ÷ 2

=

140

/

200

140 ÷ 2

/

200 ÷ 2

=

70

/

100

70 ÷ 2

/

100 ÷ 2

=

35

/

50

35 ÷ 5

/

50 ÷ 5

=

7

/

10

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
280/385	8/11
280/386	140/193
280/387	280/387
280/388	70/97
280/389	280/389
280/390	28/39
280/391	280/391
280/392	5/7
280/393	280/393
280/394	140/197
280/395	56/79
280/396	70/99
280/397	280/397
280/398	140/199
280/399	40/57
280/400	7/10
280/401	280/401
280/402	140/201
280/403	280/403
280/404	70/101
280/405	56/81
280/406	20/29
280/407	280/407
280/408	35/51
280/409	280/409
280/410	28/41
280/411	280/411
280/412	70/103
280/413	40/59
280/414	140/207

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280/400 Simplified