"And" doesn't tell us anything about the arithmetic process you're suggesting,
so we're free to select one.
Addition and Multiplication don't do it.
The results are greater than 16:
16 + 42 = 58
16 x 42 = 672
But subtraction and division both do it.
The results are less than 16:
16 - 42 = -26
16 divided by 42 = 0.381 (rounded)
42 divided by 16 = 2.625
yes... 16 is not a factor of 42 GCF is 2
Yes because it is 2
The only rule is that the GCF has to be equal to or less than the lower number. Since 16 is not the GCF of 16 and 42, the GCF has to be lower than 16.
It can be and is.
Yes.
Yes, the greatest common factor of 16 and 42 can be and is less than 16. The GCF of 16 and 42 is 2..
Since 16 is not a factor of 42, the GCF in this case has to be less than 16.
It can be and is.
because 16 is not a factor of 42 and the GCF is 2.
It can be and is. Since 16 is not a factor of 42, the GCF will have to be a factor of 16 that is less than 16.
yes... 16 is not a factor of 42 GCF is 2
Because 16 is a factor of 16, but it's not a factor of 42. So a number that's a factor of both 16 and 42 must be less than 16. (It can't be more than 16, because no factor of 16 can be bigger than 16.)
2
Yes because it is 2
It can be and it is.
The only rule is that the GCF has to be equal to or less than the lower number. Since 16 is not the GCF of 16 and 42, the GCF has to be lower than 16.
It can be and is.