what is the greatest common factor (gcf) of 72 and 96?
The common factors of 96 and 72 are 24, 12, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, intersecting the two sets above. In the intersection factors of 96 ∩ factors of 72 the greatest element is 24. Therefore, the greatest common factor of 96 and 72 is 24.