Compare 72/64 and 56/9, Which fraction is greater?

Compare 72/64 and 56/9

1^st number: 1 8/64, 2^nd number: 6 2/9

72/64 is smaller than 56/9

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 64 and 9 is 576

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 576
For the 1st fraction, since 64 × 9 = 576,
72/64 = 72 × 9/64 × 9 = 648/576
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 9 × 64 = 576,
56/9 = 56 × 64/9 × 64 = 3584/576
Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
648/576 < 3584/576 or 72/64 < 56/9

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