What is 40/57 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/57 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/57 simplified to lowest terms is 40/57

40

/

57

=

40

/

57

The fraction 40/57 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 40 and denominator 57 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 40/57 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/57 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [57].

GCF of 40 and 57 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [57] by the GCF [1].

40 ÷ 1

/

57 ÷ 1

=

40

/

57

Simplifying Fraction 40/57 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/57 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [57].

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

Prime Factors of 57: 3,19

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

/

3 × 19

=

40

/

57

Simplifying Fraction 40/57 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [57] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (40/57) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
40/50	4/5 (⅘)
40/51	40/51
40/52	10/13
40/53	40/53
40/54	20/27
40/55	8/11
40/56	5/7
40/57	40/57
40/58	20/29
40/59	40/59
40/60	2/3 (⅔)
40/61	40/61
40/62	20/31
40/63	40/63
40/64	5/8 (⅝)
40/65	8/13
40/66	20/33
40/67	40/67
40/68	10/17
40/69	40/69
40/70	4/7
40/71	40/71

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/57) 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).

40/57 Simplified