Greatest Common Factor of 16, 12, 496

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023


GCF of two or more numbers Calculator allows you to quickly calculate the GCF of 16, 12, 496 i.e. 4 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16, 12, 496 is 4.

GCF(16, 12, 496) = 4

GCF of 16, 12, 496

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in two ways

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 16,12,496

GCF of 16,12,496 is 4

2 16, 12, 496
2 8, 6, 248
4, 3, 124

∴ So the GCF of the given numbers is 2 x 2 = 4

Greatest Common Factor (GCF) By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Factors of 16

List of positive integer factors of 16 that divides 16 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,16

Factors of 12

List of positive integer factors of 12 that divides 12 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,12

Factors of 496

List of positive integer factors of 496 that divides 496 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,16,31,62,124,248,496

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 16,12,496 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16,12,496 is 4.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 16, 12, 496

1. What is the GCF of 16, 12, 496?

Answer: GCF of 16, 12, 496 is 4.

2. How to Find the GCF of 16, 12, 496

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 16, 12, 496 = 4

Step 1: Divide all the numbers with common prime numbers having remainder zero.

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(16, 12, 496) = 4.