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Barbara is getting older and feels like she should donate her collection of stuffed animals to children who are less fortunate. She has $12$ stuffed cats and $16$ stuffed dogs, which she wants to divide into identical groups, with no stuffed animals left over. What is the greatest number of groups Barbara can place her stuffed animals into?$\newline$$\_\_\_\_\_$ groups