Compare 15/84 and 56/18, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 15/84 and 56/18

1^st number: 15/84, 2^nd number: 3 2/18

15/84 is smaller than 56/18

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 84 and 18 is 252

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 252
For the 1st fraction, since 84 × 3 = 252,
15/84 = 15 × 3/84 × 3 = 45/252
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 14 = 252,
56/18 = 56 × 14/18 × 14 = 784/252
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
45/252 < 784/252 or 15/84 < 56/18

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