What is the HCF of and ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 8
- Step 1: List the factors of both numbers: factors of 16 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16], and factors of 24 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24].
- Step 2: Identify the common divisors shared by both 16 and 24: [1, 2, 4, 8].
- Step 3: Select the greatest common divisor: .
Answer
8.
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