What is 1/6 multiplied by 4/7?

Looking for the result of 1/6 × 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 1/6 by 4/7?

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

The result of multiplying 1/6 with 4/7 is : 2/21 (or 0.095238095238095 in its decimal form)