That is why it is called an improper fraction because a proper or a common fraction always has its numerator less than its denominator.
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An improper fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. When the numerator and denominator are equal, that's called "1."
a fraction that has a numerator equal to the denominator is one: a fraction who's numerator is greater that the denominator is an improper fraction.
An improper fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. When the numerator and denominator are equal, that's called "1."
When the numerator is less than the denominator then it is a common fraction but if the numerator is greater than the denominator then it is an improper fraction.
It is a top-heavy, or improper fraction but only if the denominator is positive.It is not defined if the denominator is 0 and the numerator is any positive integer.It need not be an improper fraction if the denominator is negative and the numerator is positive - and therefore greater - but of a smaller magnitude.For example, consider 2/(-3): the numerator = 2 is bigger than denominator = -3, but the fraction is not improper.