What is 720/640 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 720/640 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 720/640 simplified to lowest terms is 9/8

720

640

=

9

8

9/8 is the simplified fraction of 720/640.

Since the numerator [720] is greater than the denominator [640] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

9

8

=1

1

8

Simplifying Fraction 720/640 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 720/640 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [720] and denominator [640].

GCF of 720 and 640 is 80

And then divide both the numerator [720] and denominator [640] by the GCF [80].

720 ÷ 80

640 ÷ 80

=

9

8

Simplifying Fraction 720/640 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 720/640 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [720] and denominator [640].

Prime Factors of 720: 2,2,2,2,3,3,5

Prime Factors of 640: 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,5

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

9

8

Simplifying Fraction 720/640 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [720] and denominator [640] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.
720 ÷ 2
/
640 ÷ 2
=360
/
320
360 ÷ 2
/
320 ÷ 2
=180
/
160
180 ÷ 2
/
160 ÷ 2
=90
/
80
90 ÷ 2
/
80 ÷ 2
=45
/
40
45 ÷ 5
/
40 ÷ 5
=9
/
8

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
720/625	144/125
720/626	360/313
720/627	240/209
720/628	180/157
720/629	720/629
720/630	8/7
720/631	720/631
720/632	90/79
720/633	240/211
720/634	360/317
720/635	144/127
720/636	60/53
720/637	720/637
720/638	360/319
720/639	80/71
720/640	9/8
720/641	720/641
720/642	120/107
720/643	720/643
720/644	180/161
720/645	48/43
720/646	360/323
720/647	720/647
720/648	10/9
720/649	720/649
720/650	72/65
720/651	240/217
720/652	180/163
720/653	720/653
720/654	120/109

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720/640 Simplified