1280x1024 aspect ratio: 5:4 (1.25:1)

1280 × 1024 reduces to 5:4. The greatest common divisor of 1280 and 1024 is 256, so 1280 ÷ 256 = 5 and 1024 ÷ 256 = 4. That is exactly 5:4.

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At a glance

5:4

1280 × 1024 is exactly 5:4.

Decimal
1.25:1
Nearest named ratio
5:4, exact
Orientation
Landscape
Pixels
1,310,720
Megapixels
1.31
Greatest common divisor
256

How 1280 × 1024 reduces

  1. 1280 = 1 × 1024 + 256
  2. 1024 = 4 × 256 + 0

The last divisor, 256, is the greatest common divisor, so 1280 × 1024 reduces to 5:4. The method by hand is on the calculator page.

Crop or pad 1280 × 1024 to common ratios

Crops and pads rounded to whole pixels, the same way the calculator does.
TargetCentered cropShare keptPad canvas
16:91280 × 72070.3%1820 × 1024
9:16576 × 102445%1280 × 2276
4:5819 × 102464%1280 × 1600
1:11024 × 102480%1280 × 1280
4:31280 × 96093.8%1365 × 1024
1.91:11280 × 67065.4%1956 × 1024

Whole-pixel downscales

1280 × 1024 divided by small whole numbers. Sides that do not divide evenly show 2 decimals.
Divide bySizeWhole pixelsNearest whole size
÷2640 × 512yessame
÷3426.67 × 341.33no427 × 341, 0.18% off 5:4
÷4320 × 256yessame
÷5256 × 204.80no256 × 205, 0.098% off 5:4
÷6213.33 × 170.67no213 × 171, 0.35% off 5:4
÷8160 × 128yessame
÷10128 × 102.40no128 × 102, 0.39% off 5:4
No other listed size reduces to 5:4. These are the closest listed ratios, one size each.
SizeReduced ratioDecimalDifference from 1280 × 1024
1280 × 1024this page's size5:41.25:1-
1440 × 10804:31.333:16.67%
1920 × 12008:51.6:128%
1360 × 76885:481.771:141.7%

Facts about 1280 × 1024

  • 1280 × 1024 is exactly 5:4: 256 × 5 by 256 × 4.
  • 1280 × 1024 divides into whole pixels by 2, 4 and 8; ÷3 gives 426.67 × 341.33, which is not whole pixels.
  • Turned on its side, 1280 × 1024 becomes 1024 × 1280 (4:5).
  • Cropped to 9:16, 1280 × 1024 keeps 45% (576 × 1024); cropped to 1:1 it keeps 80% (1024 × 1024).
  • 1280 × 1024 is 1,310,720 pixels (1.31 MP), 0.63 times the pixel count of 1920 × 1080.

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Aspect ratio 5:4 (1.25:1). Exact match for 5:4.

Aspect ratio

5:4

1.25:1

Exact match for 5:4.

Width ÷ height
1.25
Height ÷ width
0.8
Shape
landscape

Your numbers, worked

gcd(1280, 1024) = 256

1280 ÷ 256 = 5

1024 ÷ 256 = 4

1280 ÷ 1024 = 1.25

Show how the gcd was found
  1. 1280 = 1 × 1024 + 256
  2. 1024 = 4 × 256 + 0

Divide the larger side by the smaller, then divide the last divisor by the remainder until the remainder is 0. The last divisor is the gcd.

What each ratio would cut from 1280 × 1024

The largest centred crop at each ratio, best fit first. Crop rather than stretch.

RatioFitCrop toLost
5:4Exact1280 × 10240%
4:3Trim height1280 × 9606.25%
3:2Trim height1280 × 85316.7%
1:1Trim width1024 × 102420%
16:10Trim height1280 × 80021.9%
16:9Trim height1280 × 72029.7%
1.91:1Trim height1280 × 67034.6%
4:5Trim width819 × 102436%
2:1Trim height1280 × 64037.5%
3:4Trim width768 × 102440%
21:9Trim height1280 × 54946.4%
2:3Trim width683 × 102446.6%
9:16Trim width576 × 102455%
32:9Trim height1280 × 36064.8%

Solve the missing side

Pick a ratio, then enter the side you know.

Side you know

Height is 1024. Size 1280 by 1024 pixels.

Size at 5:4

1280 × 1024

Height solved, in pixels.

Your numbers, worked

H = W × 4 ÷ 5 = 1280 × 4 ÷ 5 = 1024

Whole number, so no rounding is needed.

Pixel-exact: a 5:4 size needs the width to be a multiple of 5, and 1280 is 256 × 5.

Questions

What aspect ratio is 1280x1024?

1280 × 1024 is 5:4 (1.25:1). Dividing both sides by their greatest common divisor, 256, gives 5 and 4. That is exactly 5:4.

How do I resize 1280x1024 without distortion?

Keep the ratio at 5:4: new height = new width × 4 ÷ 5. Dividing both sides by 2, 4 or 8 keeps whole pixels, for example 160 × 128 at ÷8.

What is 1280x1024 cropped to 9:16?

A centered 9:16 crop of 1280 × 1024 is 576 × 1024, which keeps 45% of the image. Padding it to 9:16 instead gives a 1280 × 2276 canvas with 1,252 px of bars. That canvas is rounded, not exactly 9:16: the exact padded side would be 2275.56 px tall. The smallest exact 9:16 canvas around it is 1287 × 2288.

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