40/75 Simplified

What is 40/75 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/75 simplified to lowest terms is 8/15
40
/
75
=
8
/
15

8/15 is the simplified fraction of 40/75.

Simplifying Fraction 40/75 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/75 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [75].

GCF of 40 and 75 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [75] by the GCF [5].

40 ÷ 5
/
75 ÷ 5
=
8
/
15

Simplifying Fraction 40/75 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/75 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [75].

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 × 5 × 5
=
8
/
15

Simplifying Fraction 40/75 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [75] 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 ÷ 5
/
75 ÷ 5
=
8
/
15

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/75) 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 40/75 Simplified?

Fraction 40/75 simplified to lowest terms is 8/15