40/300 Simplified

What is 40/300 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/300 simplified to lowest terms is 2/15
40
/
300
=
2
/
15

2/15 is the simplified fraction of 40/300.

Simplifying Fraction 40/300 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/300 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [300].

GCF of 40 and 300 is 20

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [300] by the GCF [20].

40 ÷ 20
/
300 ÷ 20
=
2
/
15

Simplifying Fraction 40/300 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/300 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [300].

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 × 5 × 5
=
2
/
15

Simplifying Fraction 40/300 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [300] 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
/
300 ÷ 2
=
20
/
150
20 ÷ 2
/
150 ÷ 2
=
10
/
75
10 ÷ 5
/
75 ÷ 5
=
2
/
15

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
40/2858/57
40/28620/143
40/28740/287
40/288
40/28940/289
40/290
40/29140/291
40/29210/73
40/29340/293
40/29420/147
40/2958/59
40/296
40/29740/297
40/29820/149
40/29940/299
40/30140/301
40/30220/151
40/30340/303
40/304
40/3058/61
40/30620/153
40/30740/307
40/30810/77
40/30940/309
40/310
40/31140/311
40/312
40/31340/313
40/31420/157

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/300) 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).

FAQ

What is 40/300 Simplified?

Fraction 40/300 simplified to lowest terms is 2/15