Let a variable line passing through the centre of the circle $x^2 + y^2 - 16x - 4y = 0$, meet the positive coordinate axes at the point $A$ and $B$. Then the minimum value of $OA + OB$, where $O$ is the origin, is equal to\\
(1) 12\\
(2) 18\\
(3) 20\\
(4) 24