40/180 Simplified

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].

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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40/16940/169
40/17140/171
40/172
40/17340/173
40/17420/87
40/175
40/176
40/17740/177
40/17820/89
40/17940/179
40/18140/181
40/18220/91
40/18340/183
40/184
40/185
40/18620/93
40/18740/187
40/18810/47
40/18940/189
40/190
40/19140/191
40/192
40/19340/193
40/19420/97

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FAQ

What is 40/180 Simplified?

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