What is 45/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 45/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 45/40 simplified to lowest terms is 9/8

45

/

40

=

9

/

8

9/8 is the simplified fraction of 45/40.

Since the numerator [45] 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:

9

/

8

=1

1

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 45/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 45/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [45] and denominator [40].

GCF of 45 and 40 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [45] and denominator [40] by the GCF [5].

45 ÷ 5

/

40 ÷ 5

=

9

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 45/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 45/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [45] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 45: 3,3,5

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:

3 × 3 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

9

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 45/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [45] 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.

45 ÷ 5

/

40 ÷ 5

=

9

/

8

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
45/25	9/5
45/26	45/26
45/27	5/3
45/28	45/28
45/29	45/29
45/30	3/2
45/31	45/31
45/32	45/32
45/33	15/11
45/34	45/34
45/35	9/7
45/36	5/4
45/37	45/37
45/38	45/38
45/39	15/13
45/40	9/8
45/41	45/41
45/42	15/14
45/43	45/43
45/44	45/44
45/45	1/1
45/46	45/46
45/47	45/47
45/48	15/16
45/49	45/49
45/50	9/10
45/51	15/17
45/52	45/52
45/53	45/53
45/54	5/6 (⅚)

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