What is 40/25 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/25 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/25 simplified to lowest terms is 8/5

40

/

25

=

8

/

5

8/5 is the simplified fraction of 40/25.

Since the numerator [40] is greater than the denominator [25] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

8

/

5

=1

3

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 40/25 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/25 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [25].

GCF of 40 and 25 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [25] by the GCF [5].

40 ÷ 5

/

25 ÷ 5

=

8

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 40/25 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/25 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [25].

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

Prime Factors of 25: 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

/

5 × 5

=

8

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 40/25 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [25] 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 ÷ 5

/

25 ÷ 5

=

8

/

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
40/31	40/31
40/32	5/4
40/33	40/33
40/34	20/17
40/35	8/7
40/36	10/9
40/37	40/37
40/38	20/19
40/39	40/39

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/25) 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).

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