Compare 18/42 and 56/3, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 18/42 and 56/3

1^st number: 18/42, 2^nd number: 18 2/3

18/42 is smaller than 56/3

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 42 and 3 is 42

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42
For the 1st fraction, since 42 × 1 = 42,
18/42 = 18 × 1/42 × 1 = 18/42
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 14 = 42,
56/3 = 56 × 14/3 × 14 = 784/42
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
18/42 < 784/42 or 18/42 < 56/3

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