500/900 Simplified

What is 500/900 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 500/900 simplified to lowest terms is 5/9
500
/
900
=
5
/
9

5/9 is the simplified fraction of 500/900.

Simplifying Fraction 500/900 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 500/900 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [500] and denominator [900].

GCF of 500 and 900 is 100

And then divide both the numerator [500] and denominator [900] by the GCF [100].

500 ÷ 100
/
900 ÷ 100
=
5
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 500/900 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 500/900 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [500] and denominator [900].

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 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5
=
5
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 500/900 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [500] and denominator [900] 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
/
900 ÷ 2
=
250
/
450
250 ÷ 2
/
450 ÷ 2
=
125
/
225
125 ÷ 5
/
225 ÷ 5
=
25
/
45
25 ÷ 5
/
45 ÷ 5
=
5
/
9

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
500/885100/177
500/886250/443
500/887500/887
500/888125/222
500/889500/889
500/89050/89
500/891500/891
500/892125/223
500/893500/893
500/894250/447
500/895100/179
500/896125/224
500/897500/897
500/898250/449
500/899500/899
500/901500/901
500/902250/451
500/903500/903
500/904125/226
500/905100/181
500/906250/453
500/907500/907
500/908125/227
500/909500/909
500/91050/91
500/911500/911
500/912125/228
500/913500/913
500/914250/457

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 500/900 Simplified? (The answer is: 5/9). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '500/900') and hit the 'Simplify' button.
Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 500/900) 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).

FAQ

What is 500/900 Simplified?

Fraction 500/900 simplified to lowest terms is 5/9