What is 400/800 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 400/800 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 400/800 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)

400

/

800

=

1

/

2

1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 400/800.

Simplifying Fraction 400/800 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 400/800 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [400] and denominator [800].

GCF of 400 and 800 is 400

And then divide both the numerator [400] and denominator [800] by the GCF [400].

400 ÷ 400

/

800 ÷ 400

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 400/800 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 400/800 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [400] and denominator [800].

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

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 × 2 × 5 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 400/800 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [400] 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.
400 ÷ 2
/
800 ÷ 2
=200
/
400
200 ÷ 2
/
400 ÷ 2
=100
/
200
100 ÷ 2
/
200 ÷ 2
=50
/
100
50 ÷ 2
/
100 ÷ 2
=25
/
50
25 ÷ 5
/
50 ÷ 5
=5
/
10
5 ÷ 5
/
10 ÷ 5
=1
/
2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
400/785	80/157
400/786	200/393
400/787	400/787
400/788	100/197
400/789	400/789
400/790	40/79
400/791	400/791
400/792	50/99
400/793	400/793
400/794	200/397
400/795	80/159
400/796	100/199
400/797	400/797
400/798	200/399
400/799	400/799
400/800	1/2 (½)
400/801	400/801
400/802	200/401
400/803	400/803
400/804	100/201
400/805	80/161
400/806	200/403
400/807	400/807
400/808	50/101
400/809	400/809
400/810	40/81
400/811	400/811
400/812	100/203
400/813	400/813
400/814	200/407

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 400/800 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/2 (½)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '400/800') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 400/800) 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).

400/800 Simplified