Rewrite using the distributive property and GCF 16 + 40

The GCF of 16 and 40 is 8.

16/8 = 2

40/8 = 5

We can rewrite this using the distribute property like so:

8 (2 + 5)

Using the distributive property:

16 + 40

16 + 40 = 56

We can also add inside the parentheses and multiply and we'll get the same answer.

8 (7)

56