What is 40/1000 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/1000 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/1000 simplified to lowest terms is 1/25

40

/

1000

=

1

/

25

1/25 is the simplified fraction of 40/1000.

Simplifying Fraction 40/1000 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/1000 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [1000].

GCF of 40 and 1000 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [1000] by the GCF [40].

40 ÷ 40

/

1000 ÷ 40

=

1

/

25

Simplifying Fraction 40/1000 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/1000 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [1000].

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

Prime Factors of 1000: 2,2,2,5,5,5

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 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 5

=

1

/

25

Simplifying Fraction 40/1000 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [1000] 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

/

1000 ÷ 2

=

20

/

500

20 ÷ 2

/

500 ÷ 2

=

10

/

250

10 ÷ 2

/

250 ÷ 2

=

5

/

125

5 ÷ 5

/

125 ÷ 5

=

1

/

25

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
40/985	8/197
40/986	20/493
40/987	40/987
40/988	10/247
40/989	40/989
40/990	4/99
40/991	40/991
40/992	5/124
40/993	40/993
40/994	20/497
40/995	8/199
40/996	10/249
40/997	40/997
40/998	20/499
40/999	40/999
40/1000	1/25
40/1001	40/1001
40/1002	20/501
40/1003	40/1003
40/1004	10/251
40/1005	8/201
40/1006	20/503
40/1007	40/1007
40/1008	5/126
40/1009	40/1009
40/1010	4/101
40/1011	40/1011
40/1012	10/253
40/1013	40/1013
40/1014	20/507

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/1000) 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).

40/1000 Simplified