The Greatest Common Divisor of 16 and 42 is as follows:
2
To find the Greatest Common Divisor of 16 and 42, we first list all the divisors of 16
and all the divisors of 42. Then, we compare the two lists of divisors and pick the largest (greatest)
number that is on both lists, which will be the Greatest Common Divisor of 16 and 42.
Here is the list of 16 divisors: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
And here is the list of 42 divisors: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42
When we compare the two lists, we see that the greatest number they have in common is 2.
Therefore, once again, the answer to the question "What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 16 and 42?" is:
2
Note, the divisors of 16 are all the numbers you can divide into 16 with no remainder, and the divisors of 42 are
all the numbers you can divide into 42 with no remainder.
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