What is 24/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 24/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 24/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [24] and denominator [8].

GCF of 24 and 8 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [24] and denominator [8] by the GCF [8].

24 ÷ 8

/

8 ÷ 8

=

3

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 24/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 24/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [24] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 24: 2,2,2,3

Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 2 × 3

/

2 × 2 × 2

=

3

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 24/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [24] and denominator [8] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

24 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

12

/

4

12 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

6

/

2

6 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

3

/

1

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
24/1	24/1
24/2	12/1
24/3	8/1
24/4	6/1
24/5	24/5
24/6	4/1
24/7	24/7
24/8	3/1
24/9	8/3
24/10	12/5
24/11	24/11
24/12	2/1
24/13	24/13
24/14	12/7
24/15	8/5
24/16	3/2
24/17	24/17
24/18	4/3
24/19	24/19
24/20	6/5
24/21	8/7
24/22	12/11
24/23	24/23
24/24	1/1
24/25	24/25
24/26	12/13
24/27	8/9
24/28	6/7
24/29	24/29
24/30	4/5 (⅘)

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24/8 Simplified