What is 59/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 59/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 59/40 simplified to lowest terms is 59/40

59

/

40

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:

59

/

40

=1

19

/

40

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].

59 ÷ 1

/

40 ÷ 1

=

59

/

40

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 59: 59

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:

59

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

59

/

40

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

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 59/40) 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).

59/40 Simplified