Factors of 8 are: 1, 2, 4, 8
Factors of 24 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
The greatest common factor, the highest factor that both have in common, is 8.
To use the greatest common factor to divide the numerator and denominator, divide the numerator and denominator each separately by 8.
[tex] \frac{8}{24}= \frac{8/8}{24/8} = \frac{1}{3} [/tex]
