What is 40/35 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/35 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/35 simplified to lowest terms is 8/7

40

/

35

=

8

/

7

8/7 is the simplified fraction of 40/35.

Since the numerator [40] is greater than the denominator [35] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

8

/

7

=1

1

/

7

Simplifying Fraction 40/35 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/35 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [35].

GCF of 40 and 35 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [35] by the GCF [5].

40 ÷ 5

/

35 ÷ 5

=

8

/

7

Simplifying Fraction 40/35 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/35 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [35].

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

Prime Factors of 35: 5,7

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 × 7

=

8

/

7

Simplifying Fraction 40/35 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [35] 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

/

35 ÷ 5

=

8

/

7

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
40/47	40/47
40/48	5/6 (⅚)
40/49	40/49

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