what is the GCF of 72 and 96?
72=2 X 2 X 2 X 3 X 3
96=2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 3
As you can see the GCF is 3.
24 x 3 = 72
24 x 4 = 96 so I would say the Greatest Common Factor is 24