What is 4/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 4/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 4/40 simplified to lowest terms is 1/10 (⅒)

4

/

40

=

1

/

10

1/10 (⅒) is the simplified fraction of 4/40.

Simplifying Fraction 4/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 4/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [4] and denominator [40].

GCF of 4 and 40 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [4] and denominator [40] by the GCF [4].

4 ÷ 4

/

40 ÷ 4

=

1

/

10

Simplifying Fraction 4/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 4/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [4] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 4: 2,2

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 × 2

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

1

/

10

Simplifying Fraction 4/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [4] 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.

4 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

2

/

20

2 ÷ 2

/

20 ÷ 2

=

1

/

10

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
4/25	4/25
4/26	2/13
4/27	4/27
4/28	1/7 (⅐)
4/29	4/29
4/30	2/15
4/31	4/31
4/32	1/8 (⅛)
4/33	4/33
4/34	2/17
4/35	4/35
4/36	1/9 (⅑)
4/37	4/37
4/38	2/19
4/39	4/39
4/40	1/10 (⅒)
4/41	4/41
4/42	2/21
4/43	4/43
4/44	1/11
4/45	4/45
4/46	2/23
4/47	4/47
4/48	1/12
4/49	4/49
4/50	2/25
4/51	4/51
4/52	1/13
4/53	4/53
4/54	2/27

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 4/40 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/10 (⅒)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '4/40') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 4/40) 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).

4/40 Simplified