What is 47/21 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 47/21 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 47/21 simplified to lowest terms is 47/21

47

/

21

The fraction 47/21 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 47 and denominator 21 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [47] 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:

47

/

21

=2

5

/

21

Simplifying Fraction 47/21 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 47/21 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [47] and denominator [21].

GCF of 47 and 21 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [47] and denominator [21] by the GCF [1].

47 ÷ 1

/

21 ÷ 1

=

47

/

21

Simplifying Fraction 47/21 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 47/21 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [47] and denominator [21].

Prime Factors of 47: 47

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:

47

/

3 × 7

=

47

/

21

Simplifying Fraction 47/21 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [47] 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 (47/21) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
47/6	47/6
47/7	47/7
47/8	47/8
47/9	47/9
47/10	47/10
47/11	47/11
47/12	47/12
47/13	47/13
47/14	47/14
47/15	47/15
47/16	47/16
47/17	47/17
47/18	47/18
47/19	47/19
47/20	47/20
47/21	47/21
47/22	47/22
47/23	47/23
47/24	47/24
47/25	47/25
47/26	47/26
47/27	47/27
47/28	47/28
47/29	47/29
47/30	47/30
47/31	47/31
47/32	47/32
47/33	47/33
47/34	47/34
47/35	47/35

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 47/21) 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).

47/21 Simplified