GCF for 16, 32 and 40

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What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16, 32 and 40?

Answer

GCF of 16, 32 and 40 is
8

Common factors: 1, 2, 4, 8

8 divides all three: 16 ÷ 8 = 2, 32 ÷ 8 = 4, 40 ÷ 8 = 5 — and 2, 4 and 5 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no larger number divides all three.

16 = 24

32 = 25

40 = 23 × 5

Prime163240Lowest power
224252323
5——5—

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

GCF = 23 = 8

See Also

GCF Table

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1625321
1626322
1627321
1628324
1629321
1630322
1631321
16323216
1632331
1632342
1632351
1632364
1632371
1632382
1632391
1632408
1632411
1632422
1632431
1632444
1632451
1632462
1632471
16324816
1632491
1632502
1632511
1632524
1632531
1632542

FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 16, 32 and 40?

GCF of 16, 32 and 40 is 8

What prime factors do 16, 32 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, 32 and 40 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The GCF of 16 and 32 is 16, and the GCF of 16 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 : 32 : 40?

Divide every term by the GCF 8: 16 ÷ 8 = 2, 32 ÷ 8 = 4 and 40 ÷ 8 = 5. So 16 : 32 : 40 in lowest terms is 2 : 4 : 5, and no whole number other than 1 divides all three of those.