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The GCF of 12 and 16 is 4.

The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12

The factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16

The highest factor in both lists is 4.

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The prime factorization of 12 is 2^2*3

The prime factorization of 16 is 2^4

So the highest common multiple is 2^2 which equals 4.
12 and 16's highest common factor is four.

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The GCF is 4.

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Greatest common factor of 16 and 12 is 4.

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The greatest COMMON factor is 4.

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GCF(16, 12) = 4.

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4 is.

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