What is 49/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 49/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 49/40 simplified to lowest terms is 49/40

49

/

40

The fraction 49/40 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 49 and denominator 40 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [49] 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:

49

/

40

=1

9

/

40

Simplifying Fraction 49/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 49/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [49] and denominator [40].

GCF of 49 and 40 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [49] and denominator [40] by the GCF [1].

49 ÷ 1

/

40 ÷ 1

=

49

/

40

Simplifying Fraction 49/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 49/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [49] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 49: 7,7

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:

7 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

49

/

40

Simplifying Fraction 49/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [49] 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 (49/40) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
49/25	49/25
49/26	49/26
49/27	49/27
49/28	7/4
49/29	49/29
49/30	49/30
49/31	49/31
49/32	49/32
49/33	49/33
49/34	49/34
49/35	7/5
49/36	49/36
49/37	49/37
49/38	49/38
49/39	49/39
49/40	49/40
49/41	49/41
49/42	7/6
49/43	49/43
49/44	49/44
49/45	49/45
49/46	49/46
49/47	49/47
49/48	49/48
49/49	1/1
49/50	49/50
49/51	49/51
49/52	49/52
49/53	49/53
49/54	49/54

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 49/40) 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).

49/40 Simplified