480/600 Simplified

What is 480/600 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 480/600 simplified to lowest terms is 4/5 (⅘)
480
/
600
=
4
/
5

4/5 (⅘) is the simplified fraction of 480/600.

Simplifying Fraction 480/600 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 480/600 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [480] and denominator [600].

GCF of 480 and 600 is 120

And then divide both the numerator [480] and denominator [600] by the GCF [120].

480 ÷ 120
/
600 ÷ 120
=
4
/
5

Simplifying Fraction 480/600 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 480/600 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [480] and denominator [600].

Prime Factors of 480: 2,2,2,2,2,3,5

Prime Factors of 600: 2,2,2,3,5,5

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 × 2 × 3 × 5
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 5
=
4
/
5

Simplifying Fraction 480/600 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [480] and denominator [600] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

480 ÷ 2
/
600 ÷ 2
=
240
/
300
240 ÷ 2
/
300 ÷ 2
=
120
/
150
120 ÷ 2
/
150 ÷ 2
=
60
/
75
60 ÷ 3
/
75 ÷ 3
=
20
/
25
20 ÷ 5
/
25 ÷ 5
=
4
/
5

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
480/58532/39
480/586240/293
480/587480/587
480/58840/49
480/589480/589
480/59048/59
480/591160/197
480/59230/37
480/593480/593
480/59480/99
480/59596/119
480/596120/149
480/597160/199
480/598240/299
480/599480/599
480/601480/601
480/602240/301
480/603160/201
480/604120/151
480/60596/121
480/60680/101
480/607480/607
480/608
480/609160/203
480/61048/61
480/611480/611
480/61240/51
480/613480/613
480/614240/307

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 480/600) 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 480/600 Simplified?

Fraction 480/600 simplified to lowest terms is 4/5 (⅘)