Compare 3/98 and 56/27, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 3/98 and 56/27

1^st number: 3/98, 2^nd number: 2 2/27

3/98 is smaller than 56/27

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 98 and 27 is 2646

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 2646
For the 1st fraction, since 98 × 27 = 2646,
3/98 = 3 × 27/98 × 27 = 81/2646
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 27 × 98 = 2646,
56/27 = 56 × 98/27 × 98 = 5488/2646
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
81/2646 < 5488/2646 or 3/98 < 56/27

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