What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16 and 272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16 and 272 is 16.

GCF(16,272) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16 and 272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16 and 272.

How to find the GCF of 16 and 272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16 and 272. After we will calculate the factors of 16 and 272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16

Prime factors of 16 are 2. Prime factorization of 16 in exponential form is:

16 = 2⁴

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 272

Prime factors of 272 are 2, 17. Prime factorization of 272 in exponential form is:

272 = 2⁴ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 16

List of positive integer factors of 16 that divides 16 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8

Step-4: Factors of 272

List of positive integer factors of 272 that divides 16 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16 and 272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16 and 272 is 16.

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