Question

FIND THE HCF OF 16,23​

Answer 1

Answer:

16 = 2 × 2 ×2 ×2 = 2⁴ = 2⁴×1

23 = 23 ×1

hcf = 1

because 1 is common factor.

Answer 2

Answer:

The HCF of 16 and 23​ is 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The numbers are 16 and 23​.

We have to find the HCF of the above numbers.

• As we know, the HCF (Highest Common Factor) of two or more numbers is the highest number among all the common factors of the given numbers.
• HCF is also known as the greatest common factor.

We are solving in the following way:

We have,

The numbers are 16 and 23​.

First, we will find the factors of the above numbers.

The factors of 16 are: $1, 2, 4, 8, 16$

The factors of 23 are: $1, 23$

From the above, we can see that 1 is the highest number among all the common factors of the given numbers.

So, the greatest common factor(HCF) is 1.