When you write a division as one number above (or before) another, with a line between them, then the number on the top is the numerator. So, in the division x/y, x is the numerator. y is called the denominator.
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The numerator goes in the division box.
When the numerator and denominator of the division do not have a common factor.
Numerator
Using long division, divide the numerator by the denominator.
Fractions are related to division because the top of the fraction is the numerator or the dividend of the fraction and the bottom of the fraction is the denominator or the divisor of the fraction.