What is 40/16 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/16 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/16 simplified to lowest terms is 5/2

40

/

16

=

5

/

2

5/2 is the simplified fraction of 40/16.

Since the numerator [40] is greater than the denominator [16] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

5

/

2

=2

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 40/16 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/16 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [16].

GCF of 40 and 16 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [16] by the GCF [8].

40 ÷ 8

/

16 ÷ 8

=

5

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 40/16 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/16 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [16].

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

Prime Factors of 16: 2,2,2,2

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 × 2

=

5

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 40/16 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [16] 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

/

16 ÷ 2

=

20

/

8

20 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

10

/

4

10 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

5

/

2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
40/1	40/1
40/2	20/1
40/3	40/3
40/4	10/1
40/5	8/1
40/6	20/3
40/7	40/7
40/8	5/1
40/9	40/9
40/10	4/1
40/11	40/11
40/12	10/3
40/13	40/13
40/14	20/7
40/15	8/3
40/16	5/2
40/17	40/17
40/18	20/9
40/19	40/19
40/20	2/1
40/21	40/21
40/22	20/11
40/23	40/23
40/24	5/3
40/25	8/5
40/26	20/13
40/27	40/27
40/28	10/7
40/29	40/29
40/30	4/3

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40/16 Simplified