GCF for 16, 18 and 30

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What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16, 18 and 30?

Answer

GCF of 16, 18 and 30 is
2

Common factors: 1, 2

2 divides all three: 16 ÷ 2 = 8, 18 ÷ 2 = 9, 30 ÷ 2 = 15 — and 8, 9 and 15 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no larger number divides all three.

16 = 24

18 = 2 × 32

30 = 2 × 3 × 5

Prime161830Lowest power
224222
3—323—
5——5—

— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number, so it cannot be in the GCF.

GCF = 2

See Also

GCF Table

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1516181
1616182
1617181
1618182
1618191
1618202
1618211
1618222
1618231
1618242
1618251
1618262
1618271
1618282
1618291
1618302
1618311
1618322
1618331
1618342
1618351
1618362
1618371
1618382
1618391
1618402
1618411
1618422
1618431
1618442

FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16, 18 and 30?

GCF of 16, 18 and 30 is 2

What prime factors do 16, 18 and 30 share?

All three factorizations contain 2, and multiplying those shared primes gives 2 — exactly the greatest common factor.

Can you get the GCF of 16, 18 and 30 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The GCF of 16 and 18 is 2, and the GCF of 2 and 30 is 2 — the same answer, because the greatest common factor is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

How does the GCF simplify the ratio 16 : 18 : 30?

Divide every term by the GCF 2: 16 ÷ 2 = 8, 18 ÷ 2 = 9 and 30 ÷ 2 = 15. So 16 : 18 : 30 in lowest terms is 8 : 9 : 15, and no whole number other than 1 divides all three of those.