Воспользуемся формулой разности квадратов:
\({a^2}-{b^2} = \left( {a-b} \right)\left( {a + b} \right).\)
\({x^2}-16 = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,{x^2}-{4^2} = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left( {x-4} \right)\left( {x + 4} \right) = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \)
\( \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l}x-4 = 0,\\x + 4 = 0\end{array} \right.\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l}x = 4,\\x = -4.\end{array} \right.\)
Больший корень уравнения \(x = 4.\)
Ответ: 4.