The correct option is A 8
Factors of 8: 1, 2, 4 and 8
Factors of 16: 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16
Factors of 24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24
Factors of 32: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32
Factors of 40: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20 and 40
The common factors are: 1, 2, 4 and 8
and, the HCF is 8.