What is 500/800 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 500/800 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 500/800 simplified to lowest terms is 5/8 (⅝)

500

/

800

=

5

/

8

5/8 (⅝) is the simplified fraction of 500/800.

Simplifying Fraction 500/800 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 500/800 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [500] and denominator [800].

GCF of 500 and 800 is 100

And then divide both the numerator [500] and denominator [800] by the GCF [100].

500 ÷ 100

/

800 ÷ 100

=

5

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 500/800 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 500/800 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [500] and denominator [800].

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

Prime Factors of 800: 2,2,2,2,2,5,5

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 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

5

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 500/800 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [500] and denominator [800] 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

/

800 ÷ 2

=

250

/

400

250 ÷ 2

/

400 ÷ 2

=

125

/

200

125 ÷ 5

/

200 ÷ 5

=

25

/

40

25 ÷ 5

/

40 ÷ 5

=

5

/

8

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
500/785	100/157
500/786	250/393
500/787	500/787
500/788	125/197
500/789	500/789
500/790	50/79
500/791	500/791
500/792	125/198
500/793	500/793
500/794	250/397
500/795	100/159
500/796	125/199
500/797	500/797
500/798	250/399
500/799	500/799
500/800	5/8 (⅝)
500/801	500/801
500/802	250/401
500/803	500/803
500/804	125/201
500/805	100/161
500/806	250/403
500/807	500/807
500/808	125/202
500/809	500/809
500/810	50/81
500/811	500/811
500/812	125/203
500/813	500/813
500/814	250/407

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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 500/800 Simplified? (The answer is: 5/8 (⅝)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '500/800') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 500/800) 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).

500/800 Simplified