Question

The greatest common factor of 16 and 36 is:
(1 point)
Responses

6
6

4
4

12
12

3
3

Answer 1

To find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 16 and 36, we can list the factors of each number:

Factors of 16: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
Factors of 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36

Now, we identify the common factors:
Common factors: 1, 2, 4

The greatest of these common factors is 4.

So, the GCF of 16 and 36 is **4**.