What is 40/32 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/32 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/32 simplified to lowest terms is 5/4

40

/

32

=

5

/

4

5/4 is the simplified fraction of 40/32.

Since the numerator [40] is greater than the denominator [32] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

5

/

4

=1

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 40/32 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/32 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [32].

GCF of 40 and 32 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [32] by the GCF [8].

40 ÷ 8

/

32 ÷ 8

=

5

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 40/32 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/32 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [32].

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

Prime Factors of 32: 2,2,2,2,2

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 × 2 × 2

=

5

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 40/32 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [32] 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

/

32 ÷ 2

=

20

/

16

20 ÷ 2

/

16 ÷ 2

=

10

/

8

10 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

5

/

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
40/40	1/1
40/41	40/41
40/42	20/21
40/43	40/43
40/44	10/11
40/45	8/9
40/46	20/23

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