What is 26/21 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 26/21 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 26/21 simplified to lowest terms is 26/21

26

/

21

The fraction 26/21 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 26 and denominator 21 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [26] is greater than the denominator [21] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

26

/

21

=1

5

/

21

Simplifying Fraction 26/21 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 26/21 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [26] and denominator [21].

GCF of 26 and 21 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [26] and denominator [21] by the GCF [1].

26 ÷ 1

/

21 ÷ 1

=

26

/

21

Simplifying Fraction 26/21 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 26/21 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [26] and denominator [21].

Prime Factors of 26: 2,13

Prime Factors of 21: 3,7

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

2 × 13

/

3 × 7

=

26

/

21

Simplifying Fraction 26/21 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [26] and denominator [21] 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 (26/21) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
26/6	13/3
26/7	26/7
26/8	13/4
26/9	26/9
26/10	13/5
26/11	26/11
26/12	13/6
26/13	2/1
26/14	13/7
26/15	26/15
26/16	13/8
26/17	26/17
26/18	13/9
26/19	26/19
26/20	13/10
26/21	26/21
26/22	13/11
26/23	26/23
26/24	13/12
26/25	26/25
26/26	1/1
26/27	26/27
26/28	13/14
26/29	26/29
26/30	13/15
26/31	26/31
26/32	13/16
26/33	26/33
26/34	13/17
26/35	26/35

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 26/21 Simplified? (The answer is: 26/21). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '26/21') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 26/21) 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).

26/21 Simplified