21/55 Simplified

What is 21/55 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 21/55 simplified to lowest terms is 21/55
21
/
55
=
21
/
55

The fraction 21/55 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 21 and denominator 55 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 21/55 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 21/55 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [21] and denominator [55].

GCF of 21 and 55 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [21] and denominator [55] by the GCF [1].

21 ÷ 1
/
55 ÷ 1
=
21
/
55

Simplifying Fraction 21/55 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 21/55 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [21] and denominator [55].

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

3 × 7
/
5 × 11
=
21
/
55

Simplifying Fraction 21/55 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [21] and denominator [55] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (21/55) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 21/55) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

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What is 21/55 Simplified?

Fraction 21/55 simplified to lowest terms is 21/55