To factor the expression \(20u + 24v + 16\), we first look for the greatest common factor (GCF) of the coefficients.
The coefficients are 20, 24, and 16. The GCF of these numbers is 4.
Now, we can factor out the GCF of 4 from the expression:
\[ 20u + 24v + 16 = 4(5u + 6v + 4) \]
Thus, the factored form of the expression is:
\[ 4(5u + 6v + 4) \]
This is the product with a whole number greater than 1.