To find the hcf, first split the numbers into their prime factors:
20 = 2x2x5
16 = 2x2x2x2
The next step is to identify any common prime factors. In this case both numbers have 2 and 2 as prime factors. Multiply these together and you get 4.
Thus the hcf of 20 and 16 is 4.
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