49/40 Simplified
What is 49/40 Simplified?
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:
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].
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:
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 |