How do you find the GCF of the numbers 8, 16?

1 Answer
Oct 27, 2016

GCF=8

Explanation:

List all the factors of both numbers, an then pick out the largest factor in common.

factors of 8 --- {1,2,4,8}

factors of 16---{1,2,4,8,16}

common factors: {1,2,4,8}nn{1,2,4,8,16}={1,2,4,8}

:.GCF=8