What is 500/3 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 500/3 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 500/3 simplified to lowest terms is 500/3

500

/

3

The fraction 500/3 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 500 and denominator 3 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [500] is greater than the denominator [3] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

500

/

3

=166

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 500/3 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 500/3 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [500] and denominator [3].

GCF of 500 and 3 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [500] and denominator [3] by the GCF [1].

500 ÷ 1

/

3 ÷ 1

=

500

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 500/3 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 500/3 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [500] and denominator [3].

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

Prime Factors of 3: 3

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

/

3

=

500

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 500/3 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [500] and denominator [3] 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 (500/3) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
500/1	500/1
500/2	250/1
500/3	500/3
500/4	125/1
500/5	100/1
500/6	250/3
500/7	500/7
500/8	125/2
500/9	500/9
500/10	50/1
500/11	500/11
500/12	125/3
500/13	500/13
500/14	250/7
500/15	100/3
500/16	125/4
500/17	500/17
500/18	250/9
500/19	500/19
500/20	25/1
500/21	500/21
500/22	250/11
500/23	500/23
500/24	125/6
500/25	20/1
500/26	250/13
500/27	500/27
500/28	125/7
500/29	500/29
500/30	50/3

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 500/3) 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).

500/3 Simplified