Compare 15/27 and 56/40, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 15/27 and 56/40

1^st number: 15/27, 2^nd number: 1 16/40

15/27 is smaller than 56/40

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 27 and 40 is 1080

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1080
For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 40 = 1080,
15/27 = 15 × 40/27 × 40 = 600/1080
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 40 × 27 = 1080,
56/40 = 56 × 27/40 × 27 = 1512/1080
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
600/1080 < 1512/1080 or 15/27 < 56/40

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