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What is the greatest
common factor (GCF) of 16
and 21

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1 vote

Answer:

1

Explanation:

The GFC of 16 and 21 is 1 because 1 is the only number they have in common, or the same.

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User Mark Balhoff
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Answer:

1

Explanation:

Let's start by prime factorizing (finding the prime factors) of 16 and 21:


16=4*4=2*2*2*2=2^4


21=3*7

We can see that they DO NOT have any common factors, meaning that their greatest common factor is 1.

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