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Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 16

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The instructions to find the GCF of 16 are the next:

1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors

162
82
42
22
1

2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors

Prime factors of 16=24

3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent

Common prime factors: 2

Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 24

4. Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF

Remember, to find the GCF of several numbers you must multiply the common prime factors with the lowest exponent.

GCF = 24 = 16


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