What is 396/240 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 396/240 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 396/240 simplified to lowest terms is 33/20

396

/

240

=

33

/

20

33/20 is the simplified fraction of 396/240.

Since the numerator [396] is greater than the denominator [240] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

33

/

20

=1

13

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 396/240 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 396/240 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [396] and denominator [240].

GCF of 396 and 240 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [396] and denominator [240] by the GCF [12].

396 ÷ 12

/

240 ÷ 12

=

33

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 396/240 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 396/240 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [396] and denominator [240].

Prime Factors of 396: 2,2,3,3,11

Prime Factors of 240: 2,2,2,2,3,5

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

2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 11

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

=

33

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 396/240 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [396] and denominator [240] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

396 ÷ 2

/

240 ÷ 2

=

198

/

120

198 ÷ 2

/

120 ÷ 2

=

99

/

60

99 ÷ 3

/

60 ÷ 3

=

33

/

20

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
396/225	44/25
396/226	198/113
396/227	396/227
396/228	33/19
396/229	396/229
396/230	198/115
396/231	12/7
396/232	99/58
396/233	396/233
396/234	22/13
396/235	396/235
396/236	99/59
396/237	132/79
396/238	198/119
396/239	396/239
396/240	33/20
396/241	396/241
396/242	18/11
396/243	44/27
396/244	99/61
396/245	396/245
396/246	66/41
396/247	396/247
396/248	99/62
396/249	132/83
396/250	198/125
396/251	396/251
396/252	11/7
396/253	36/23
396/254	198/127

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396/240 Simplified