What is 40/140 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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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].

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:

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

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/140) 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).

40/140 Simplified