What is 480/720 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 480/720 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 480/720 simplified to lowest terms is 2/3 (⅔)

480

/

720

=

2

/

3

2/3 (⅔) is the simplified fraction of 480/720.

Simplifying Fraction 480/720 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 480/720 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [480] and denominator [720].

GCF of 480 and 720 is 240

And then divide both the numerator [480] and denominator [720] by the GCF [240].

480 ÷ 240

/

720 ÷ 240

=

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 480/720 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 480/720 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [480] and denominator [720].

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

Prime Factors of 720: 2,2,2,2,3,3,5

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 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5

=

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 480/720 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [480] and denominator [720] 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
/
720 ÷ 2
=240
/
360
240 ÷ 2
/
360 ÷ 2
=120
/
180
120 ÷ 2
/
180 ÷ 2
=60
/
90
60 ÷ 2
/
90 ÷ 2
=30
/
45
30 ÷ 3
/
45 ÷ 3
=10
/
15
10 ÷ 5
/
15 ÷ 5
=2
/
3

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
480/705	32/47
480/706	240/353
480/707	480/707
480/708	40/59
480/709	480/709
480/710	48/71
480/711	160/237
480/712	60/89
480/713	480/713
480/714	80/119
480/715	96/143
480/716	120/179
480/717	160/239
480/718	240/359
480/719	480/719
480/720	2/3 (⅔)
480/721	480/721
480/722	240/361
480/723	160/241
480/724	120/181
480/725	96/145
480/726	80/121
480/727	480/727
480/728	60/91
480/729	160/243
480/730	48/73
480/731	480/731
480/732	40/61
480/733	480/733
480/734	240/367

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 480/720 Simplified? (The answer is: 2/3 (⅔)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '480/720') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 480/720) 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).

480/720 Simplified