What is 400/500 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 400/500 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 400/500 simplified to lowest terms is 4/5 (⅘)

400

/

500

=

4

/

5

4/5 (⅘) is the simplified fraction of 400/500.

Simplifying Fraction 400/500 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 400/500 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [400] and denominator [500].

GCF of 400 and 500 is 100

And then divide both the numerator [400] and denominator [500] by the GCF [100].

400 ÷ 100

/

500 ÷ 100

=

4

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 400/500 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 400/500 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [400] and denominator [500].

Prime Factors of 400: 2,2,2,2,5,5

Prime Factors of 500: 2,2,5,5,5

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 5

=

4

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 400/500 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [400] and denominator [500] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

400 ÷ 2

/

500 ÷ 2

=

200

/

250

200 ÷ 2

/

250 ÷ 2

=

100

/

125

100 ÷ 5

/

125 ÷ 5

=

20

/

25

20 ÷ 5

/

25 ÷ 5

=

4

/

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
400/485	80/97
400/486	200/243
400/487	400/487
400/488	50/61
400/489	400/489
400/490	40/49
400/491	400/491
400/492	100/123
400/493	400/493
400/494	200/247
400/495	80/99
400/496	25/31
400/497	400/497
400/498	200/249
400/499	400/499
400/500	4/5 (⅘)
400/501	400/501
400/502	200/251
400/503	400/503
400/504	50/63
400/505	80/101
400/506	200/253
400/507	400/507
400/508	100/127
400/509	400/509
400/510	40/51
400/511	400/511
400/512	25/32
400/513	400/513
400/514	200/257

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 400/500 Simplified? (The answer is: 4/5 (⅘)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '400/500') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 400/500) 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).

400/500 Simplified