What is 40/170 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/170 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/170 simplified to lowest terms is 4/17

40

/

170

=

4

/

17

4/17 is the simplified fraction of 40/170.

Simplifying Fraction 40/170 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/170 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [170].

GCF of 40 and 170 is 10

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [170] by the GCF [10].

40 ÷ 10

/

170 ÷ 10

=

4

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 40/170 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/170 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [170].

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

Prime Factors of 170: 2,5,17

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 × 5 × 17

=

4

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 40/170 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [170] 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

/

170 ÷ 2

=

20

/

85

20 ÷ 5

/

85 ÷ 5

=

4

/

17

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Fraction	Lowest Terms
40/155	8/31
40/156	10/39
40/157	40/157
40/158	20/79
40/159	40/159
40/160	1/4 (¼)
40/161	40/161
40/162	20/81
40/163	40/163
40/164	10/41
40/165	8/33
40/166	20/83
40/167	40/167
40/168	5/21
40/169	40/169
40/170	4/17
40/171	40/171
40/172	10/43
40/173	40/173
40/174	20/87
40/175	8/35
40/176	5/22
40/177	40/177
40/178	20/89
40/179	40/179
40/180	2/9
40/181	40/181
40/182	20/91
40/183	40/183
40/184	5/23

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40/170 Simplified