What is the highest common factor of 12 and 16?

4

Step-by-step explanation:

1) to find hcf, first look at what both 12 and 16 are divisible by

12 and 16 are divisible by 2

so

12/2=6

16/2=8

now we have 6,8

6 and 8 are divisible by 2 as well

6/2=3

8/2=4

3,4 is what we are left with

since we had to divide these numbers by 2 both times, multiply them.

2*2=4

4 is the hcf