What is 46/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 46/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 46/40 simplified to lowest terms is 23/20

46

/

40

=

23

/

20

23/20 is the simplified fraction of 46/40.

Since the numerator [46] 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:

23

/

20

=1

3

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 46/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 46/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [46] and denominator [40].

GCF of 46 and 40 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [46] and denominator [40] by the GCF [2].

46 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

23

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 46/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 46/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [46] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 46: 2,23

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:

2 × 23

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

23

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 46/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [46] 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.

46 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

23

/

20

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
46/25	46/25
46/26	23/13
46/27	46/27
46/28	23/14
46/29	46/29
46/30	23/15
46/31	46/31
46/32	23/16
46/33	46/33
46/34	23/17
46/35	46/35
46/36	23/18
46/37	46/37
46/38	23/19
46/39	46/39
46/40	23/20
46/41	46/41
46/42	23/21
46/43	46/43
46/44	23/22
46/45	46/45
46/46	1/1
46/47	46/47
46/48	23/24
46/49	46/49
46/50	23/25
46/51	46/51
46/52	23/26
46/53	46/53
46/54	23/27

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 46/40) 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).

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