What is 40/80 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/80 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/80 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)

40

/

80

=

1

/

2

1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 40/80.

Simplifying Fraction 40/80 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/80 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [80].

GCF of 40 and 80 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [80] by the GCF [40].

40 ÷ 40

/

80 ÷ 40

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 40/80 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/80 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [80].

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

Prime Factors of 80: 2,2,2,2,5

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 × 2 × 5

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 40/80 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [80] 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

/

80 ÷ 2

=

20

/

40

20 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

10

/

20

10 ÷ 2

/

20 ÷ 2

=

5

/

10

5 ÷ 5

/

10 ÷ 5

=

1

/

2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
40/89	40/89
40/90	4/9
40/91	40/91
40/92	10/23
40/93	40/93
40/94	20/47

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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 40/80 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/2 (½)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '40/80') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/80) 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).

40/80 Simplified