59/40 Simplified
What is 59/40 Simplified?
The fraction 59/40 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 59 and denominator 40 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Since the numerator [59] is greater than the denominator [40] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 59/40 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 59/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [59] and denominator [40].
GCF of 59 and 40 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [59] and denominator [40] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 59/40 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 59/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [59] and denominator [40].
Prime Factors of 40: 2,2,2,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 59/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [59] and denominator [40] 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 (59/40) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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Fraction Simplification Table
| Fraction | Lowest Terms |
|---|---|
| 59/25 | 59/25 |
| 59/26 | 59/26 |
| 59/27 | 59/27 |
| 59/28 | 59/28 |
| 59/29 | 59/29 |
| 59/30 | 59/30 |
| 59/31 | 59/31 |
| 59/32 | 59/32 |
| 59/33 | 59/33 |
| 59/34 | 59/34 |
| 59/35 | 59/35 |
| 59/36 | 59/36 |
| 59/37 | 59/37 |
| 59/38 | 59/38 |
| 59/39 | 59/39 |
| 59/40 | 59/40 |
| 59/41 | 59/41 |
| 59/42 | 59/42 |
| 59/43 | 59/43 |
| 59/44 | 59/44 |
| 59/45 | 59/45 |
| 59/46 | 59/46 |
| 59/47 | 59/47 |
| 59/48 | 59/48 |
| 59/49 | 59/49 |
| 59/50 | 59/50 |
| 59/51 | 59/51 |
| 59/52 | 59/52 |
| 59/53 | 59/53 |
| 59/54 | 59/54 |