47/40 Simplified

What is 47/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 47/40 simplified to lowest terms is 47/40
47
/
40

The fraction 47/40 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 47 and denominator 40 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [47] 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:

47
/
40
=1
7
/
40

Simplifying Fraction 47/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 47/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [47] and denominator [40].

GCF of 47 and 40 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [47] and denominator [40] by the GCF [1].

47 ÷ 1
/
40 ÷ 1
=
47
/
40

Simplifying Fraction 47/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 47/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [47] and denominator [40].

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

47
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 5
=
47
/
40

Simplifying Fraction 47/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [47] 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 (47/40) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
47/25
47/26
47/27
47/28
47/2947/29
47/30
47/3147/31
47/32
47/3347/33
47/3447/34
47/35
47/36
47/3747/37
47/3847/38
47/39
47/40
47/4147/41
47/4247/42
47/4347/43
47/4447/44
47/4547/45
47/4647/46
47/48
47/49
47/50
47/51
47/52
47/5347/53
47/54

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 47/40) 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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What is 47/40 Simplified?

Fraction 47/40 simplified to lowest terms is 47/40