What is 500/1000 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 500/1000 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 500/1000 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)

500

/

1000

=

1

/

2

1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 500/1000.

Simplifying Fraction 500/1000 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 500/1000 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [500] and denominator [1000].

GCF of 500 and 1000 is 500

And then divide both the numerator [500] and denominator [1000] by the GCF [500].

500 ÷ 500

/

1000 ÷ 500

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 500/1000 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 500/1000 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [500] and denominator [1000].

Prime Factors of 500: 2,2,5,5,5

Prime Factors of 1000: 2,2,2,5,5,5

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

2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 5

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 500/1000 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [500] and denominator [1000] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
500 ÷ 2
/
1000 ÷ 2
=250
/
500
250 ÷ 2
/
500 ÷ 2
=125
/
250
125 ÷ 5
/
250 ÷ 5
=25
/
50
25 ÷ 5
/
50 ÷ 5
=5
/
10
5 ÷ 5
/
10 ÷ 5
=1
/
2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
500/985	100/197
500/986	250/493
500/987	500/987
500/988	125/247
500/989	500/989
500/990	50/99
500/991	500/991
500/992	125/248
500/993	500/993
500/994	250/497
500/995	100/199
500/996	125/249
500/997	500/997
500/998	250/499
500/999	500/999
500/1000	1/2 (½)
500/1001	500/1001
500/1002	250/501
500/1003	500/1003
500/1004	125/251
500/1005	100/201
500/1006	250/503
500/1007	500/1007
500/1008	125/252
500/1009	500/1009
500/1010	50/101
500/1011	500/1011
500/1012	125/253
500/1013	500/1013
500/1014	250/507

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 500/1000 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/2 (½)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '500/1000') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 500/1000) 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).

500/1000 Simplified