300/500 Simplified

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].

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

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
300/48560/97
300/48650/81
300/487300/487
300/48875/122
300/489100/163
300/49030/49
300/491300/491
300/49225/41
300/493300/493
300/494150/247
300/495
300/49675/124
300/497300/497
300/49850/83
300/499300/499
300/501100/167
300/502150/251
300/503300/503
300/50425/42
300/50560/101
300/506150/253
300/507100/169
300/50875/127
300/509300/509
300/510
300/511300/511
300/51275/128
300/513100/171
300/514150/257

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).

FAQ

What is 300/500 Simplified?

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