Heres my Reduce Fraction Sub I made. It might help you out.
Private Sub ReduceFraction(ByRef Numerator As Integer, ByRef Denominator As Integer)
If Numerator = 0 OrElse Denominator = 0 Then Exit Sub
Dim CommonDenominator As Integer = 1
For i = Numerator To 1 Step -1
If Denominator Mod i = 0 AndAlso Numerator Mod i = 0 Then
CommonDenominator = i
Exit For
End If
Next
Numerator = CInt(Numerator / CommonDenominator)
Denominator = CInt(Denominator / CommonDenominator)
End Sub
Using it
Dim Numerator As Integer = 2
Dim Denominator As Integer = 8
ReduceFraction(Numerator, Denominator)
Numerator will now be 1 and denominator will now be 4.