21/3 Simplified

What is 21/3 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 21/3 simplified to lowest terms is 7/1
21
/
3
=
7
/
1

7/1 is the simplified fraction of 21/3.

Since the numerator [21] is greater than the denominator [3] and numerator is a multiple of the denominator, so we can convert it into a whole number:

7
/
1
=7

Simplifying Fraction 21/3 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 21/3 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [21] and denominator [3].

GCF of 21 and 3 is 3

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

21 ÷ 3
/
3 ÷ 3
=
7
/
1

Simplifying Fraction 21/3 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 21/3 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [21] and denominator [3].

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

3 × 7
/
3
=
7
/
1

Simplifying Fraction 21/3 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [21] and denominator [3] 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
/
3 ÷ 3
=
7
/
1

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What is 21/3 Simplified?

Fraction 21/3 simplified to lowest terms is 7/1