The prime factorization of 16 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 or 2^4
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16.
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2 is the largest and only prime factor of 16.
Factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16. The only prime factor is 2. Note that 1 is neither prime nor composite number.
16 8,2 4,2,2 2,2,2,2
The only prime factor these numbers share is 2. It is the only prime factor of 64, which is 2 to the 6th power. The hcf is 16, but that is not a prime.
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