40/79 Simplified

What is 40/79 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/79 simplified to lowest terms is 40/79
40
/
79
=
40
/
79

The fraction 40/79 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 40 and denominator 79 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 40/79 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/79 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [79].

GCF of 40 and 79 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [79] by the GCF [1].

40 ÷ 1
/
79 ÷ 1
=
40
/
79

Simplifying Fraction 40/79 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/79 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [79].

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
/
79
=
40
/
79

Simplifying Fraction 40/79 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [79] 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 (40/79) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
40/67
40/69
40/7140/71
40/7340/73
40/77
20/39
40/79
40/81
40/82
40/8340/83
40/8620/43
40/8740/87
40/8940/89
40/9140/91
40/92
40/9340/93

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/79) 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 40/79 Simplified?

Fraction 40/79 simplified to lowest terms is 40/79