Compare 14/15 and 72/42, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 14/15 and 72/42

1^st number: 14/15, 2^nd number: 1 30/42

14/15 is smaller than 72/42

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 15 and 42 is 210

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 210
For the 1st fraction, since 15 × 14 = 210,
14/15 = 14 × 14/15 × 14 = 196/210
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 5 = 210,
72/42 = 72 × 5/42 × 5 = 360/210
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
196/210 < 360/210 or 14/15 < 72/42

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