40/84 Simplified

What is 40/84 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/84 simplified to lowest terms is 10/21
40
/
84
=
10
/
21

10/21 is the simplified fraction of 40/84.

Simplifying Fraction 40/84 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/84 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [84].

GCF of 40 and 84 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [84] by the GCF [4].

40 ÷ 4
/
84 ÷ 4
=
10
/
21

Simplifying Fraction 40/84 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/84 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [84].

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 × 3 × 7
=
10
/
21

Simplifying Fraction 40/84 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [84] 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
/
84 ÷ 2
=
20
/
42
20 ÷ 2
/
42 ÷ 2
=
10
/
21

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
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
40/9420/47
40/9740/97
40/9820/49

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 40/84) 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 40/84 Simplified?

Fraction 40/84 simplified to lowest terms is 10/21