What is 6/21 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 6/21 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 6/21 simplified to lowest terms is 2/7

6

21

=

2

7

2/7 is the simplified fraction of 6/21.

Simplifying Fraction 6/21 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 6/21 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [6] and denominator [21].

GCF of 6 and 21 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [6] and denominator [21] by the GCF [3].

6 ÷ 3

21 ÷ 3

=

2

7

Simplifying Fraction 6/21 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 6/21 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [6] and denominator [21].

Prime Factors of 6: 2,3

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 × 3

3 × 7

=

2

7

Simplifying Fraction 6/21 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [6] 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 remainder.

6 ÷ 3

21 ÷ 3

=

2

7

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
6/6	1/1
6/7	6/7
6/8	3/4 (¾)
6/9	2/3 (⅔)
6/10	3/5 (⅗)
6/11	6/11
6/12	1/2 (½)
6/13	6/13
6/14	3/7
6/15	2/5 (⅖)
6/16	3/8 (⅜)
6/17	6/17
6/18	1/3 (⅓)
6/19	6/19
6/20	3/10
6/21	2/7
6/22	3/11
6/23	6/23
6/24	1/4 (¼)
6/25	6/25
6/26	3/13
6/27	2/9
6/28	3/14
6/29	6/29
6/30	1/5 (⅕)
6/31	6/31
6/32	3/16
6/33	2/11
6/34	3/17
6/35	6/35

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6/21 Simplified