What is 40/85 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/85 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 40/85 simplified to lowest terms is 8/17

40

/

85

=

8

/

17

8/17 is the simplified fraction of 40/85.

Simplifying Fraction 40/85 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/85 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [85].

GCF of 40 and 85 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [85] by the GCF [5].

40 ÷ 5

/

85 ÷ 5

=

8

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 40/85 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/85 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [85].

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

Prime Factors of 85: 5,17

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

/

5 × 17

=

8

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 40/85 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [85] 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

/

85 ÷ 5

=

8

/

17

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
40/95	8/19
40/96	5/12
40/97	40/97
40/98	20/49
40/99	40/99

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40/85 Simplified