GCF for 16, 24 and 40

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What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16, 24 and 40?

Answer

GCF of 16, 24 and 40 is

Common factors: 1, 2, 4, 8

8 divides all three: 16 ÷ 8 = 2, 24 ÷ 8 = 3, 40 ÷ 8 = 5 — and 2, 3 and 5 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no larger number divides all three.

16 = 2⁴

24 = 2³ × 3

40 = 2³ × 5

Prime	16	24	40	Lowest power
2	2⁴	2³	2³	2³
3	—	3	—	—
5	—	—	5	—

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

GCF = 2³ = 8

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1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
16	24	25	1
16	24	26	2
16	24	27	1
16	24	28	4
16	24	29	1
16	24	30	2
16	24	31	1
16	24	32	8
16	24	33	1
16	24	34	2
16	24	35	1
16	24	36	4
16	24	37	1
16	24	38	2
16	24	39	1
16	24	40	8
16	24	41	1
16	24	42	2
16	24	43	1
16	24	44	4
16	24	45	1
16	24	46	2
16	24	47	1
16	24	48	8
16	24	49	1
16	24	50	2
16	24	51	1
16	24	52	4
16	24	53	1
16	24	54	2

FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16, 24 and 40?

GCF of 16, 24 and 40 is 8

What prime factors do 16, 24 and 40 share?

All three factorizations contain 2 × 2 × 2, and multiplying those shared primes gives 8 — exactly the greatest common factor.

Can you get the GCF of 16, 24 and 40 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The GCF of 16 and 24 is 8, and the GCF of 8 and 40 is 8 — 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 : 24 : 40?

Divide every term by the GCF 8: 16 ÷ 8 = 2, 24 ÷ 8 = 3 and 40 ÷ 8 = 5. So 16 : 24 : 40 in lowest terms is 2 : 3 : 5, and no whole number other than 1 divides all three of those.

GCF for 16, 24 and 40

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16, 24 and 40?

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FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16, 24 and 40?

What prime factors do 16, 24 and 40 share?

Can you get the GCF of 16, 24 and 40 two numbers at a time?

How does the GCF simplify the ratio 16 : 24 : 40?

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1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
16	24	25	1
16	24	26	2
16	24	27	1
16	24	28	4
16	24	29	1
16	24	30	2
16	24	31	1
16	24	32	8
16	24	33	1
16	24	34	2
16	24	35	1
16	24	36	4
16	24	37	1
16	24	38	2
16	24	39	1
16	24	40	8
16	24	41	1
16	24	42	2
16	24	43	1
16	24	44	4
16	24	45	1
16	24	46	2
16	24	47	1
16	24	48	8
16	24	49	1
16	24	50	2
16	24	51	1
16	24	52	4
16	24	53	1
16	24	54	2

1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
16	24	25	1
16	24	26	2
16	24	27	1
16	24	28	4
16	24	29	1
16	24	30	2
16	24	31	1
16	24	32	8
16	24	33	1
16	24	34	2
16	24	35	1
16	24	36	4
16	24	37	1
16	24	38	2
16	24	39	1
16	24	40	8
16	24	41	1
16	24	42	2
16	24	43	1
16	24	44	4
16	24	45	1
16	24	46	2
16	24	47	1
16	24	48	8
16	24	49	1
16	24	50	2
16	24	51	1
16	24	52	4
16	24	53	1
16	24	54	2

1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
16	24	25	1
16	24	26	2
16	24	27	1
16	24	28	4
16	24	29	1
16	24	30	2
16	24	31	1
16	24	32	8
16	24	33	1
16	24	34	2
16	24	35	1
16	24	36	4
16	24	37	1
16	24	38	2
16	24	39	1
16	24	40	8
16	24	41	1
16	24	42	2
16	24	43	1
16	24	44	4
16	24	45	1
16	24	46	2
16	24	47	1
16	24	48	8
16	24	49	1
16	24	50	2
16	24	51	1
16	24	52	4
16	24	53	1
16	24	54	2