4/10 Simplified
What is 4/10 Simplified?
2/5 (⅖) is the simplified fraction of 4/10.
Simplifying Fraction 4/10 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 4/10 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [4] and denominator [10].
GCF of 4 and 10 is 2
And then divide both the numerator [4] and denominator [10] by the GCF [2].
Simplifying Fraction 4/10 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 4/10 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [4] and denominator [10].
Prime Factors of 4: 2,2
Prime Factors of 10: 2,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 4/10 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [4] and denominator [10] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.