40/14 Simplified

What is 40/14 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/14 simplified to lowest terms is 20/7
40
/
14
=
20
/
7

20/7 is the simplified fraction of 40/14.

Since the numerator [40] is greater than the denominator [14] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

20
/
7
=2
6
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 40/14 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/14 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [14].

GCF of 40 and 14 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [14] by the GCF [2].

40 ÷ 2
/
14 ÷ 2
=
20
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 40/14 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/14 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [14].

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 × 7
=
20
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 40/14 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [14] 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
/
14 ÷ 2
=
20
/
7

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What is 40/14 Simplified?

Fraction 40/14 simplified to lowest terms is 20/7