What is 40/96 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 40/96 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 40/96 simplified to lowest terms is 5/12

40

96

=

5

12

5/12 is the simplified fraction of 40/96.

Simplifying Fraction 40/96 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 40/96 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [40] and denominator [96].

GCF of 40 and 96 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [40] and denominator [96] by the GCF [8].

40 ÷ 8

96 ÷ 8

=

5

12

Simplifying Fraction 40/96 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 40/96 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [40] and denominator [96].

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

Prime Factors of 96: 2,2,2,2,2,3

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 × 3

=

5

12

Simplifying Fraction 40/96 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [40] and denominator [96] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

40 ÷ 2

96 ÷ 2

=

20

48

20 ÷ 2

48 ÷ 2

=

10

24

10 ÷ 2

24 ÷ 2

=

5

12

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
40/100	2/5 (⅖)
40/101	40/101
40/102	20/51
40/103	40/103
40/104	5/13
40/105	8/21
40/106	20/53
40/107	40/107
40/108	10/27
40/109	40/109
40/110	4/11

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