What is 39/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 39/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 39/40 simplified to lowest terms is 39/40

39

/

40

=

39

/

40

The fraction 39/40 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 39 and denominator 40 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 39/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 39/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [39] and denominator [40].

GCF of 39 and 40 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [39] and denominator [40] by the GCF [1].

39 ÷ 1

/

40 ÷ 1

=

39

/

40

Simplifying Fraction 39/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 39/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [39] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 39: 3,13

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:

3 × 13

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

39

/

40

Simplifying Fraction 39/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [39] 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.

In our case (39/40) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 39/40) 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).

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
39/25	39/25
39/26	3/2
39/27	13/9
39/28	39/28
39/29	39/29
39/30	13/10
39/31	39/31
39/32	39/32
39/33	13/11
39/34	39/34
39/35	39/35
39/36	13/12
39/37	39/37
39/38	39/38
39/39	1/1
39/40	39/40
39/41	39/41
39/42	13/14
39/43	39/43
39/44	39/44
39/45	13/15
39/46	39/46
39/47	39/47
39/48	13/16
39/49	39/49
39/50	39/50
39/51	13/17
39/52	3/4 (¾)
39/53	39/53
39/54	13/18

39/40 Simplified

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