21/36 Simplified

What is 21/36 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 21/36 simplified to lowest terms is 7/12
21
/
36
=
7
/
12

7/12 is the simplified fraction of 21/36.

Simplifying Fraction 21/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 21/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [21] and denominator [36].

GCF of 21 and 36 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [21] and denominator [36] by the GCF [3].

21 ÷ 3
/
36 ÷ 3
=
7
/
12

Simplifying Fraction 21/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 21/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [21] and denominator [36].

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

3 × 7
/
2 × 2 × 3 × 3
=
7
/
12

Simplifying Fraction 21/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [21] and denominator [36] 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
/
36 ÷ 3
=
7
/
12

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What is 21/36 Simplified?

Fraction 21/36 simplified to lowest terms is 7/12