400/850 Simplified

What is 400/850 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 400/850 simplified to lowest terms is 8/17
400
/
850
=
8
/
17

8/17 is the simplified fraction of 400/850.

Simplifying Fraction 400/850 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 400/850 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [400] and denominator [850].

GCF of 400 and 850 is 50

And then divide both the numerator [400] and denominator [850] by the GCF [50].

400 ÷ 50
/
850 ÷ 50
=
8
/
17

Simplifying Fraction 400/850 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 400/850 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [400] and denominator [850].

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 × 5 × 5 × 17
=
8
/
17

Simplifying Fraction 400/850 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [400] and denominator [850] 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
/
850 ÷ 2
=
200
/
425
200 ÷ 5
/
425 ÷ 5
=
40
/
85
40 ÷ 5
/
85 ÷ 5
=
8
/
17

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
400/83580/167
400/836100/209
400/837400/837
400/838200/419
400/839400/839
400/840
400/841400/841
400/842200/421
400/843400/843
400/844100/211
400/84580/169
400/846200/423
400/847400/847
400/84825/53
400/849400/849
400/850
400/851400/851
400/852100/213
400/853400/853
400/854200/427
400/85580/171
400/85650/107
400/857400/857
400/858200/429
400/859400/859
400/86020/43
400/861400/861
400/862200/431
400/863400/863
400/86425/54

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 400/850 Simplified? (The answer is: 8/17). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '400/850') and hit the 'Simplify' button.
Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 400/850) 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).

FAQ

What is 400/850 Simplified?

Fraction 400/850 simplified to lowest terms is 8/17