40/125 Simplified

40/125 Simplest Form :

How to simplify 40/125 fraction

To simplify the fraction 40/125, you'll want to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator (40) and the denominator (125), and then divide both by that GCD.

1. Find the GCD of 40 and 125:
   

   The factors of 40 are , 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 10 , 20 , 40 .
   The factors of 125 are , 1 , 5 , 25 , 125 .
   The largest number that appears in both lists is 5, so the GCD of 12 and 36 is 5.

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

   40 ÷ 5 = 8
   125 ÷ 5 = 25
   So, the simplified form of 40/125 is 8/25.

The fraction 40/125 is equivalent to 8/25 when simplified.

How to read 40/125

forty over 125

How to read 8/25

eight over 25

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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.