What is 40/200 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/200 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/200 simplified to lowest terms is 1/5 (⅕)

40

/

200

=

1

/

5

1/5 (⅕) is the simplified fraction of 40/200.

Simplifying Fraction 40/200 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/200 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [200].

GCF of 40 and 200 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [200] by the GCF [40].

40 ÷ 40

/

200 ÷ 40

=

1

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 40/200 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/200 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [200].

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

Prime Factors of 200: 2,2,2,5,5

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 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

1

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 40/200 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [200] 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

/

200 ÷ 2

=

20

/

100

20 ÷ 2

/

100 ÷ 2

=

10

/

50

10 ÷ 2

/

50 ÷ 2

=

5

/

25

5 ÷ 5

/

25 ÷ 5

=

1

/

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
40/195	8/39
40/196	10/49
40/197	40/197
40/198	20/99
40/199	40/199
40/200	1/5 (⅕)
40/201	40/201
40/202	20/101
40/203	40/203
40/204	10/51
40/205	8/41
40/206	20/103
40/207	40/207
40/208	5/26
40/209	40/209
40/210	4/21
40/211	40/211
40/212	10/53
40/213	40/213
40/214	20/107

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/200) 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).

40/200 Simplified