What is 96/40 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 96/40 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 96/40 simplified to lowest terms is 12/5

96

/

40

=

12

/

5

12/5 is the simplified fraction of 96/40.

Since the numerator [96] 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:

12

/

5

=2

2

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 96/40 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 96/40 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [96] and denominator [40].

GCF of 96 and 40 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [96] and denominator [40] by the GCF [8].

96 ÷ 8

/

40 ÷ 8

=

12

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 96/40 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 96/40 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [96] and denominator [40].

Prime Factors of 96: 2,2,2,2,2,3

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 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

12

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 96/40 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [96] 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.

96 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

48

/

20

48 ÷ 2

/

20 ÷ 2

=

24

/

10

24 ÷ 2

/

10 ÷ 2

=

12

/

5

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
96/25	96/25
96/26	48/13
96/27	32/9
96/28	24/7
96/29	96/29
96/30	16/5
96/31	96/31
96/32	3/1
96/33	32/11
96/34	48/17
96/35	96/35
96/36	8/3
96/37	96/37
96/38	48/19
96/39	32/13
96/40	12/5
96/41	96/41
96/42	16/7
96/43	96/43
96/44	24/11
96/45	32/15
96/46	48/23
96/47	96/47
96/48	2/1
96/49	96/49
96/50	48/25
96/51	32/17
96/52	24/13
96/53	96/53
96/54	16/9

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96/40 Simplified