21/56 Simplified

What is 21/56 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 21/56 simplified to lowest terms is 3/8 (⅜)
21
/
56
=
3
/
8

3/8 (⅜) is the simplified fraction of 21/56.

Simplifying Fraction 21/56 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 21/56 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [21] and denominator [56].

GCF of 21 and 56 is 7

And then divide both the numerator [21] and denominator [56] by the GCF [7].

21 ÷ 7
/
56 ÷ 7
=
3
/
8

Simplifying Fraction 21/56 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 21/56 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [21] and denominator [56].

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 × 2 × 7
=
3
/
8

Simplifying Fraction 21/56 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [21] and denominator [56] 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 ÷ 7
/
56 ÷ 7
=
3
/
8

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What is 21/56 Simplified?

Fraction 21/56 simplified to lowest terms is 3/8 (⅜)