40/116 Simplified

40/116 Simplest Form :

How to simplify 40/116 fraction

To simplify the fraction 40/116, you'll want to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator (40) and the denominator (116), and then divide both by that GCD.

1. Find the GCD of 40 and 116:
   

   The factors of 40 are , 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 10 , 20 , 40 .
   The factors of 116 are , 1 , 2 , 4 , 29 , 58 , 116 .
   The largest number that appears in both lists is 4, so the GCD of 12 and 36 is 4.

2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD:
   

   40 ÷ 4 = 10
   116 ÷ 4 = 29
   So, the simplified form of 40/116 is 10/29.

The fraction 40/116 is equivalent to 10/29 when simplified.

How to read 40/116

forty over 116

How to read 10/29

ten over 29

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Our tool uses advanced algorithms to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator. It then divides both numbers by the GCD to obtain the simplified form.