Reduce the Fraction 6/21 to Its Simplest Form: Step-by-Step Solution

Question

Reduce the given fraction to its simplest form:

$\frac{6}{21}=$

00:00 Reduce the fraction as much as possible

00:03 Divide by the greatest common factor

00:07 Make sure to divide both numerator and denominator

00:11 Calculate the quotients

00:14 And this is the solution to the question

We need to identify the highest common factor (HCF): The largest number that both the numerator and the denominator can be divided by.

In this case, the number is 3, therefore:

$\frac{6:3}{21:3}=\frac{2}{7}$

$\frac{2}{7}$