Question

What is the greatest common factor of 16 and 32

Answer 1

Answer:

the GCD of 16 and 32=16

Step-by-step explanation:

32=2^5

16=2^4

common elements in both numbers are 2^4=16

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Answer 2

Given:

16 and 32

To find:

The greatest common factor

Solution:

GCF of 16 and 32 using prime factorisation:

16 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

32 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

GCF of 16 and 32 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16

Hence, the greatest common factor of 16 and 32 is 16