Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16 and 36
We here at the Fraction Calculator often determine the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for numbers such as 16 and 36, because we use the GCF to lower the denominators of our fractions.
The Greatest Common Factor of 16 and 36 is the greatest number (factor) that you can evenly divide both 16 and 36 by.
To find the Greatest Common Factor of 16 and 36, we first have to identify all the factors of each number. Then we see which factors they have in common, and finally we pick the largest number they have in common, which is the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16 and 36.
The factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16. The factors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36. The highest factor they have in common is 4. Therefore, the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16 and 36 is as follows:
GCF(16,36) = 4
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