What is the greatest common factor of 16 and 24 and 48?

Answer 1

The GCF for 16, 24 and 48 is 8.

Answer 2

The GCF of 16 24 and 48 is 8.

Factors of 16: 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16

Factors of 24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24

Factors of 48: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, and 48

Common factors of 16, 24, and 48: 1, 2, 4, and 8

A simpler process is by the method of prime factorization:

The prime factors of these numbers are

16 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3

48 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3

Their common factors are 2 x 2 x 2 = 8
The GCF is 8.

Answer 3

The GCF of 16, 24, and 48 is 8.

8 x 2 = 16
8 x 3 = 24
8 x 6 = 48

Answer 4

8

Answer 5

7