40/66 Simplified

What is 40/66 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/66 simplified to lowest terms is 20/33
40
/
66
=
20
/
33

20/33 is the simplified fraction of 40/66.

Simplifying Fraction 40/66 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/66 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [66].

GCF of 40 and 66 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [66] by the GCF [2].

40 ÷ 2
/
66 ÷ 2
=
20
/
33

Simplifying Fraction 40/66 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/66 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [66].

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 × 3 × 11
=
20
/
33

Simplifying Fraction 40/66 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [66] 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
/
66 ÷ 2
=
20
/
33

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/66) 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).

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What is 40/66 Simplified?

Fraction 40/66 simplified to lowest terms is 20/33