40/140 Simplified
What is 40/140 Simplified?
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].
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].
Prime Factors of 40: 2,2,2,5
Prime Factors of 140: 2,2,5,7
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
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.
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Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
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40/125 | 8/25 |
40/126 | 20/63 |
40/127 | 40/127 |
40/128 | 5/16 |
40/129 | 40/129 |
40/130 | 4/13 |
40/131 | 40/131 |
40/132 | 10/33 |
40/133 | 40/133 |
40/134 | 20/67 |
40/135 | 8/27 |
40/136 | 5/17 |
40/137 | 40/137 |
40/138 | 20/69 |
40/139 | 40/139 |
40/140 | 2/7 |
40/141 | 40/141 |
40/142 | 20/71 |
40/143 | 40/143 |
40/144 | 5/18 |
40/145 | 8/29 |
40/146 | 20/73 |
40/147 | 40/147 |
40/148 | 10/37 |
40/149 | 40/149 |
40/150 | 4/15 |
40/151 | 40/151 |
40/152 | 5/19 |
40/153 | 40/153 |
40/154 | 20/77 |