What is 40/100 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/100 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/100 simplified to lowest terms is 2/5 (⅖)

40

/

100

=

2

/

5

2/5 (⅖) is the simplified fraction of 40/100.

Simplifying Fraction 40/100 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/100 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [100].

GCF of 40 and 100 is 20

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [100] by the GCF [20].

40 ÷ 20

/

100 ÷ 20

=

2

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 40/100 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/100 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [100].

Prime Factors of 40: 2,2,2,5

Prime Factors of 100: 2,2,5,5

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

2

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 40/100 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [100] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

40 ÷ 2

/

100 ÷ 2

=

20

/

50

20 ÷ 2

/

50 ÷ 2

=

10

/

25

10 ÷ 5

/

25 ÷ 5

=

2

/

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
40/85	8/17
40/86	20/43
40/87	40/87
40/88	5/11
40/89	40/89
40/90	4/9
40/91	40/91
40/92	10/23
40/93	40/93
40/94	20/47
40/95	8/19
40/96	5/12
40/97	40/97
40/98	20/49
40/99	40/99
40/100	2/5 (⅖)
40/101	40/101
40/102	20/51
40/103	40/103
40/104	5/13
40/105	8/21
40/106	20/53
40/107	40/107
40/108	10/27
40/109	40/109
40/110	4/11
40/111	40/111
40/112	5/14
40/113	40/113
40/114	20/57

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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 40/100 Simplified? (The answer is: 2/5 (⅖)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '40/100') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/100) 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).

40/100 Simplified