21/27 Simplified

What is 21/27 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 21/27 simplified to lowest terms is 7/9
21
/
27
=
7
/
9

7/9 is the simplified fraction of 21/27.

Simplifying Fraction 21/27 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 21/27 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [21] and denominator [27].

GCF of 21 and 27 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [21] and denominator [27] by the GCF [3].

21 ÷ 3
/
27 ÷ 3
=
7
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 21/27 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 21/27 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [21] and denominator [27].

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

3 × 7
/
3 × 3 × 3
=
7
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 21/27 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [21] and denominator [27] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

21 ÷ 3
/
27 ÷ 3
=
7
/
9

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What is 21/27 Simplified?

Fraction 21/27 simplified to lowest terms is 7/9