40/140 Simplified

What is 40/140 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/140 simplified to lowest terms is 2/7
40
/
140
=
2
/
7

2/7 is the simplified fraction of 40/140.

Simplifying Fraction 40/140 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/140 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [140].

GCF of 40 and 140 is 20

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [140] by the GCF [20].

40 ÷ 20
/
140 ÷ 20
=
2
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 40/140 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/140 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [140].

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 × 7
=
2
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 40/140 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [140] 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
/
140 ÷ 2
=
20
/
70
20 ÷ 2
/
70 ÷ 2
=
10
/
35
10 ÷ 5
/
35 ÷ 5
=
2
/
7

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Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
40/125
40/12620/63
40/12740/127
40/128
40/12940/129
40/13140/131
40/132
40/13340/133
40/13420/67
40/135
40/136
40/13740/137
40/13820/69
40/13940/139
40/14140/141
40/14220/71
40/14340/143
40/144
40/145
40/14620/73
40/14740/147
40/14810/37
40/14940/149
40/15140/151
40/152
40/15340/153
40/15420/77

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FAQ

What is 40/140 Simplified?

Fraction 40/140 simplified to lowest terms is 2/7