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Reduce 42/21 to lowest terms

The simplest form of 42/21 is 2/1.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
    GCD of 42 and 21 is 21
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    42 ÷ 21/21 ÷ 21
  3. Reduced fraction: 2/1
    Therefore, 42/21 simplified to lowest terms is 2/1.

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