What is 280/480 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 280/480 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 280/480 simplified to lowest terms is 7/12

280

480

=

7

12

7/12 is the simplified fraction of 280/480.

Simplifying Fraction 280/480 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 280/480 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [280] and denominator [480].

GCF of 280 and 480 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [280] and denominator [480] by the GCF [40].

280 ÷ 40

480 ÷ 40

=

7

12

Simplifying Fraction 280/480 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 280/480 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [280] and denominator [480].

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

Prime Factors of 480: 2,2,2,2,2,3,5

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 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

=

7

12

Simplifying Fraction 280/480 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [280] and denominator [480] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

280 ÷ 2

480 ÷ 2

=

140

240

140 ÷ 2

240 ÷ 2

=

70

120

70 ÷ 2

120 ÷ 2

=

35

60

35 ÷ 5

60 ÷ 5

=

7

12

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
280/465	56/93
280/466	140/233
280/467	280/467
280/468	70/117
280/469	40/67
280/470	28/47
280/471	280/471
280/472	35/59
280/473	280/473
280/474	140/237
280/475	56/95
280/476	10/17
280/477	280/477
280/478	140/239
280/479	280/479
280/480	7/12
280/481	280/481
280/482	140/241
280/483	40/69
280/484	70/121
280/485	56/97
280/486	140/243
280/487	280/487
280/488	35/61
280/489	280/489
280/490	4/7
280/491	280/491
280/492	70/123
280/493	280/493
280/494	140/247

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280/480 Simplified