What is 40/180 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/180 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/180 simplified to lowest terms is 2/9

40

/

180

=

2

/

9

2/9 is the simplified fraction of 40/180.

Simplifying Fraction 40/180 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/180 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [180].

GCF of 40 and 180 is 20

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [180] by the GCF [20].

40 ÷ 20

/

180 ÷ 20

=

2

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 40/180 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/180 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [180].

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

Prime Factors of 180: 2,2,3,3,5

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 × 3 × 3 × 5

=

2

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 40/180 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [180] 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

/

180 ÷ 2

=

20

/

90

20 ÷ 2

/

90 ÷ 2

=

10

/

45

10 ÷ 5

/

45 ÷ 5

=

2

/

9

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
40/185	8/37
40/186	20/93
40/187	40/187
40/188	10/47
40/189	40/189
40/190	4/19
40/191	40/191
40/192	5/24
40/193	40/193
40/194	20/97

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/180) 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).

40/180 Simplified