What is 40/360 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/360 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/360 simplified to lowest terms is 1/9 (⅑)

40

/

360

=

1

/

9

1/9 (⅑) is the simplified fraction of 40/360.

Simplifying Fraction 40/360 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/360 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [360].

GCF of 40 and 360 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [360] by the GCF [40].

40 ÷ 40

/

360 ÷ 40

=

1

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 40/360 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/360 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [360].

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

Prime Factors of 360: 2,2,2,3,3,5

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 × 3 × 3 × 5

=

1

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 40/360 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [360] 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

/

360 ÷ 2

=

20

/

180

20 ÷ 2

/

180 ÷ 2

=

10

/

90

10 ÷ 2

/

90 ÷ 2

=

5

/

45

5 ÷ 5

/

45 ÷ 5

=

1

/

9

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
40/345	8/69
40/346	20/173
40/347	40/347
40/348	10/87
40/349	40/349
40/350	4/35
40/351	40/351
40/352	5/44
40/353	40/353
40/354	20/177
40/355	8/71
40/356	10/89
40/357	40/357
40/358	20/179
40/359	40/359
40/360	1/9 (⅑)
40/361	40/361
40/362	20/181
40/363	40/363
40/364	10/91
40/365	8/73
40/366	20/183
40/367	40/367
40/368	5/46
40/369	40/369
40/370	4/37
40/371	40/371
40/372	10/93
40/373	40/373
40/374	20/187

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/360) 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).

40/360 Simplified