What is 40/800 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/800 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/800 simplified to lowest terms is 1/20

40

/

800

=

1

/

20

1/20 is the simplified fraction of 40/800.

Simplifying Fraction 40/800 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/800 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [800].

GCF of 40 and 800 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [800] by the GCF [40].

40 ÷ 40

/

800 ÷ 40

=

1

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 40/800 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/800 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [800].

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

Prime Factors of 800: 2,2,2,2,2,5,5

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 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

1

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 40/800 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [800] 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

/

800 ÷ 2

=

20

/

400

20 ÷ 2

/

400 ÷ 2

=

10

/

200

10 ÷ 2

/

200 ÷ 2

=

5

/

100

5 ÷ 5

/

100 ÷ 5

=

1

/

20

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
40/785	8/157
40/786	20/393
40/787	40/787
40/788	10/197
40/789	40/789
40/790	4/79
40/791	40/791
40/792	5/99
40/793	40/793
40/794	20/397
40/795	8/159
40/796	10/199
40/797	40/797
40/798	20/399
40/799	40/799
40/800	1/20
40/801	40/801
40/802	20/401
40/803	40/803
40/804	10/201
40/805	8/161
40/806	20/403
40/807	40/807
40/808	5/101
40/809	40/809
40/810	4/81
40/811	40/811
40/812	10/203
40/813	40/813
40/814	20/407

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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 40/800 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/20). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '40/800') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/800) 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).

40/800 Simplified