What is 40/400 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/400 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/400 simplified to lowest terms is 1/10 (⅒)

40

/

400

=

1

/

10

1/10 (⅒) is the simplified fraction of 40/400.

Simplifying Fraction 40/400 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/400 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [400].

GCF of 40 and 400 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [400] by the GCF [40].

40 ÷ 40

/

400 ÷ 40

=

1

/

10

Simplifying Fraction 40/400 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/400 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [400].

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

Prime Factors of 400: 2,2,2,2,5,5

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

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

1

/

10

Simplifying Fraction 40/400 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [400] 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

/

400 ÷ 2

=

20

/

200

20 ÷ 2

/

200 ÷ 2

=

10

/

100

10 ÷ 2

/

100 ÷ 2

=

5

/

50

5 ÷ 5

/

50 ÷ 5

=

1

/

10

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
40/385	8/77
40/386	20/193
40/387	40/387
40/388	10/97
40/389	40/389
40/390	4/39
40/391	40/391
40/392	5/49
40/393	40/393
40/394	20/197
40/395	8/79
40/396	10/99
40/397	40/397
40/398	20/199
40/399	40/399
40/400	1/10 (⅒)
40/401	40/401
40/402	20/201
40/403	40/403
40/404	10/101
40/405	8/81
40/406	20/203
40/407	40/407
40/408	5/51
40/409	40/409
40/410	4/41
40/411	40/411
40/412	10/103
40/413	40/413
40/414	20/207

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 40/400 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/10 (⅒)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '40/400') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/400) 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).

40/400 Simplified