What is 34/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 34/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 34/40 simplified to lowest terms is 17/20

34

/

40

=

17

/

20

17/20 is the simplified fraction of 34/40.

Simplifying Fraction 34/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 34/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [34] and denominator [40].

GCF of 34 and 40 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [34] and denominator [40] by the GCF [2].

34 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

17

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 34/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 34/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [34] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 34: 2,17

Prime Factors of 40: 2,2,2,5

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

2 × 17

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

17

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 34/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [34] and denominator [40] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

34 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

17

/

20

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
34/25	34/25
34/26	17/13
34/27	34/27
34/28	17/14
34/29	34/29
34/30	17/15
34/31	34/31
34/32	17/16
34/33	34/33
34/34	1/1
34/35	34/35
34/36	17/18
34/37	34/37
34/38	17/19
34/39	34/39
34/40	17/20
34/41	34/41
34/42	17/21
34/43	34/43
34/44	17/22
34/45	34/45
34/46	17/23
34/47	34/47
34/48	17/24
34/49	34/49
34/50	17/25
34/51	2/3 (⅔)
34/52	17/26
34/53	34/53
34/54	17/27

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 34/40) 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).

34/40 Simplified