39/21 Simplified

What is 39/21 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 39/21 simplified to lowest terms is 13/7
39
/
21
=
13
/
7

13/7 is the simplified fraction of 39/21.

Since the numerator [39] 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:

13
/
7
=1
6
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 39/21 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 39/21 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [39] and denominator [21].

GCF of 39 and 21 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [39] and denominator [21] by the GCF [3].

39 ÷ 3
/
21 ÷ 3
=
13
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 39/21 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 39/21 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [39] and denominator [21].

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

3 × 13
/
3 × 7
=
13
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 39/21 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [39] 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.

39 ÷ 3
/
21 ÷ 3
=
13
/
7

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What is 39/21 Simplified?

Fraction 39/21 simplified to lowest terms is 13/7