What is 40/74 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/74 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/74 simplified to lowest terms is 20/37

40

/

74

=

20

/

37

20/37 is the simplified fraction of 40/74.

Simplifying Fraction 40/74 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/74 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [74].

GCF of 40 and 74 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [74] by the GCF [2].

40 ÷ 2

/

74 ÷ 2

=

20

/

37

Simplifying Fraction 40/74 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/74 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [74].

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

Prime Factors of 74: 2,37

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 × 37

=

20

/

37

Simplifying Fraction 40/74 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [74] 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

/

74 ÷ 2

=

20

/

37

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
40/72	5/9
40/73	40/73
40/74	20/37
40/75	8/15
40/76	10/19
40/77	40/77
40/78	20/39
40/79	40/79
40/80	1/2 (½)
40/81	40/81
40/82	20/41
40/83	40/83
40/84	10/21
40/85	8/17
40/86	20/43
40/87	40/87
40/88	5/11

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40/74 Simplified