What is 300/500 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 300/500 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 300/500 simplified to lowest terms is 3/5 (⅗)

300

/

500

=

3

/

5

3/5 (⅗) is the simplified fraction of 300/500.

Simplifying Fraction 300/500 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 300/500 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [300] and denominator [500].

GCF of 300 and 500 is 100

And then divide both the numerator [300] and denominator [500] by the GCF [100].

300 ÷ 100

/

500 ÷ 100

=

3

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 300/500 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 300/500 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [300] and denominator [500].

Prime Factors of 300: 2,2,3,5,5

Prime Factors of 500: 2,2,5,5,5

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

2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 5

=

3

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 300/500 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [300] and denominator [500] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

300 ÷ 2

/

500 ÷ 2

=

150

/

250

150 ÷ 2

/

250 ÷ 2

=

75

/

125

75 ÷ 5

/

125 ÷ 5

=

15

/

25

15 ÷ 5

/

25 ÷ 5

=

3

/

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
300/485	60/97
300/486	50/81
300/487	300/487
300/488	75/122
300/489	100/163
300/490	30/49
300/491	300/491
300/492	25/41
300/493	300/493
300/494	150/247
300/495	20/33
300/496	75/124
300/497	300/497
300/498	50/83
300/499	300/499
300/500	3/5 (⅗)
300/501	100/167
300/502	150/251
300/503	300/503
300/504	25/42
300/505	60/101
300/506	150/253
300/507	100/169
300/508	75/127
300/509	300/509
300/510	10/17
300/511	300/511
300/512	75/128
300/513	100/171
300/514	150/257

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 300/500 Simplified? (The answer is: 3/5 (⅗)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '300/500') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 300/500) 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).

300/500 Simplified