What is 42/27 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 42/27 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 42/27 simplified to lowest terms is 14/9

42

/

27

=

14

/

9

14/9 is the simplified fraction of 42/27.

Since the numerator [42] is greater than the denominator [27] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

14

/

9

=1

5

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 42/27 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/27 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [27].

GCF of 42 and 27 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [27] by the GCF [3].

42 ÷ 3

/

27 ÷ 3

=

14

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 42/27 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/27 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [27].

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

Prime Factors of 27: 3,3,3

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

2 × 3 × 7

/

3 × 3 × 3

=

14

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 42/27 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [27] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

42 ÷ 3

/

27 ÷ 3

=

14

/

9

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
42/12	7/2
42/13	42/13
42/14	3/1
42/15	14/5
42/16	21/8
42/17	42/17
42/18	7/3
42/19	42/19
42/20	21/10
42/21	2/1
42/22	21/11
42/23	42/23
42/24	7/4
42/25	42/25
42/26	21/13
42/27	14/9
42/28	3/2
42/29	42/29
42/30	7/5
42/31	42/31
42/32	21/16
42/33	14/11
42/34	21/17
42/35	6/5
42/36	7/6
42/37	42/37
42/38	21/19
42/39	14/13
42/40	21/20
42/41	42/41

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 42/27) 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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