What is 40/600 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/600 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/600 simplified to lowest terms is 1/15

40

/

600

=

1

/

15

1/15 is the simplified fraction of 40/600.

Simplifying Fraction 40/600 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/600 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [600].

GCF of 40 and 600 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [600] by the GCF [40].

40 ÷ 40

/

600 ÷ 40

=

1

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 40/600 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/600 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [600].

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

Prime Factors of 600: 2,2,2,3,5,5

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 × 3 × 5 × 5

=

1

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 40/600 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [600] 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

/

600 ÷ 2

=

20

/

300

20 ÷ 2

/

300 ÷ 2

=

10

/

150

10 ÷ 2

/

150 ÷ 2

=

5

/

75

5 ÷ 5

/

75 ÷ 5

=

1

/

15

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
40/585	8/117
40/586	20/293
40/587	40/587
40/588	10/147
40/589	40/589
40/590	4/59
40/591	40/591
40/592	5/74
40/593	40/593
40/594	20/297
40/595	8/119
40/596	10/149
40/597	40/597
40/598	20/299
40/599	40/599
40/600	1/15
40/601	40/601
40/602	20/301
40/603	40/603
40/604	10/151
40/605	8/121
40/606	20/303
40/607	40/607
40/608	5/76
40/609	40/609
40/610	4/61
40/611	40/611
40/612	10/153
40/613	40/613
40/614	20/307

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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 40/600 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/15). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '40/600') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/600) 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).

40/600 Simplified