What is 1/6 multiplied by 2/7?

Looking for the result of 1/6 × 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 1/6 by 2/7?

1 6 × 2 7 = 1 × 2 6 × 7 = 2 42 = 1 21
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 1 × 2 = 2
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 6 × 7 = 42
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/42
  4. Simplify the fraction (2/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 2/2 = 1
    • 42/2 = 21
  5. This gives: 1/21.

The result of multiplying 1/6 with 2/7 is : 1/21 (or 0.047619047619048 in its decimal form)