What is 38/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 38/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 38/40 simplified to lowest terms is 19/20

38

/

40

=

19

/

20

19/20 is the simplified fraction of 38/40.

Simplifying Fraction 38/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 38/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [38] and denominator [40].

GCF of 38 and 40 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [38] and denominator [40] by the GCF [2].

38 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

19

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 38/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 38/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [38] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 38: 2,19

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 × 19

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

19

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 38/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [38] 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.

38 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

19

/

20

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Fraction Simplification Table

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

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 38/40) 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).

38/40 Simplified