 A number that divides

evenly into another.

 Factors of 24 are 1,2, 3, 4, 6,

8, 12 and 24.
 Factors of 9 are 1, 3 and 9.
 Factors of 10 are 1, 5 and 10.
 Factors of 7 are 1 and 7.
 Factors of 56 are 1, 2, 4, 7, 8,
14, 28, and 56.
 When two numbers have the
same factor it is called a
common factor.
 A common factor of 12 and 6
is 3.
1, 3, 9
1, 2, 4
1, 2, 4
1, 3, 5, 15
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
1, 3, 9,
1, 5, 10
1
 When the only common
factor of the numerator
and denominator is 1, the
fraction is in simplest form.

3 1 3
4 ÷ 1 = 4
 The greatest common
factor is the largest
factor between two
numbers.
12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
18 = 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
 8 = 1, 2, 4, 8
12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
8 = 1, 2, 4, 8
14 = 1, 2, 7,14
 6 = 1, 2, 3, 6
18 = 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 15
 6 = 1, 2, 3, 6
12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
 8 = 1, 2, 4, 8
16 = 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
8 = 1, 2, 4, 8
10 = 1, 2, 5, 10
3 = 1, 3
6 = 1, 2, 3, 6
4 = 1, 2, 4
6 = 1, 2, 3, 6
7 = 1, 7,
21 = 1, 3, 7, 21
15 = 1, 3, 5, 15
24 = 1, 2, 3, 8, 12, 24
 Find the greatest common
factor of the numerator and the
denominator and divide both the
numerator and the denominator
by that number.

12 6 2
18 ÷ 6 = 3
12 6 2
÷ =
18 6 3
9 3 3
÷ =
21 3 7
12 4 3
÷ =
20 4 5
10 5 2
÷ =
15 5 3
10 2 5
÷ =
16 2 8
12 4 3
÷ =
16 4 4
 3 3 1
÷ =
12 3 4
2 2 1
÷ =
8 2 4
2 2 1
÷ =
4 2 2
6 3 2
÷ =
9 3 3
6 2 3
÷ =
8 2 4