What is 70/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 70/40 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 70/40 simplified to lowest terms is 7/4

70

40

=

7

4

7/4 is the simplified fraction of 70/40.

Since the numerator [70] 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:

7

4

=1

3

4

Simplifying Fraction 70/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 70/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [70] and denominator [40].

GCF of 70 and 40 is 10

And then divide both the numerator [70] and denominator [40] by the GCF [10].

70 ÷ 10

40 ÷ 10

=

7

4

Simplifying Fraction 70/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 70/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [70] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 70: 2,5,7

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 × 5 × 7

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

7

4

Simplifying Fraction 70/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [70] 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 remainder.

70 ÷ 2

40 ÷ 2

=

35

20

35 ÷ 5

20 ÷ 5

=

7

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
70/25	14/5
70/26	35/13
70/27	70/27
70/28	5/2
70/29	70/29
70/30	7/3
70/31	70/31
70/32	35/16
70/33	70/33
70/34	35/17
70/35	2/1
70/36	35/18
70/37	70/37
70/38	35/19
70/39	70/39
70/40	7/4
70/41	70/41
70/42	5/3
70/43	70/43
70/44	35/22
70/45	14/9
70/46	35/23
70/47	70/47
70/48	35/24
70/49	10/7
70/50	7/5
70/51	70/51
70/52	35/26
70/53	70/53
70/54	35/27

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70/40 Simplified