What is 43/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 43/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 43/40 simplified to lowest terms is 43/40

43

/

40

The fraction 43/40 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 43 and denominator 40 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [43] is greater than the denominator [40] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

43

/

40

=1

3

/

40

Simplifying Fraction 43/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 43/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [43] and denominator [40].

GCF of 43 and 40 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [43] and denominator [40] by the GCF [1].

43 ÷ 1

/

40 ÷ 1

=

43

/

40

Simplifying Fraction 43/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 43/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [43] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 43: 43

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

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

43

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

43

/

40

Simplifying Fraction 43/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [43] and denominator [40] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (43/40) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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43/40 as a decimal

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
43/25	43/25
43/26	43/26
43/27	43/27
43/28	43/28
43/29	43/29
43/30	43/30
43/31	43/31
43/32	43/32
43/33	43/33
43/34	43/34
43/35	43/35
43/36	43/36
43/37	43/37
43/38	43/38
43/39	43/39
43/40	43/40
43/41	43/41
43/42	43/42
43/43	1/1
43/44	43/44
43/45	43/45
43/46	43/46
43/47	43/47
43/48	43/48
43/49	43/49
43/50	43/50
43/51	43/51
43/52	43/52
43/53	43/53
43/54	43/54

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 43/40) 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).

43/40 Simplified