What is 6/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 6/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 6/40 simplified to lowest terms is 3/20

6

/

40

=

3

/

20

3/20 is the simplified fraction of 6/40.

Simplifying Fraction 6/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 6/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [6] and denominator [40].

GCF of 6 and 40 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [6] and denominator [40] by the GCF [2].

6 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

3

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 6/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 6/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [6] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 6: 2,3

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:

2 × 3

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

3

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 6/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [6] 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.

6 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

3

/

20

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
6/25	6/25
6/26	3/13
6/27	2/9
6/28	3/14
6/29	6/29
6/30	1/5 (⅕)
6/31	6/31
6/32	3/16
6/33	2/11
6/34	3/17
6/35	6/35
6/36	1/6 (⅙)
6/37	6/37
6/38	3/19
6/39	2/13
6/40	3/20
6/41	6/41
6/42	1/7 (⅐)
6/43	6/43
6/44	3/22
6/45	2/15
6/46	3/23
6/47	6/47
6/48	1/8 (⅛)
6/49	6/49
6/50	3/25
6/51	2/17
6/52	3/26
6/53	6/53
6/54	1/9 (⅑)

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 6/40) 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).

6/40 Simplified