500/3 Simplified

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].

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

FractionLowest Terms
500/1500/1
500/2250/1
500/3
500/4125/1
500/5
500/6250/3
500/7500/7
500/8125/2
500/9500/9
500/11500/11
500/12125/3
500/13500/13
500/14250/7
500/15
500/16125/4
500/17500/17
500/18250/9
500/19500/19
500/20
500/21500/21
500/22250/11
500/23500/23
500/24125/6
500/25
500/26250/13
500/27500/27
500/28125/7
500/29500/29
500/30

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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).

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What is 500/3 Simplified?

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