Respuesta :

First, do the prime factorization.

96 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3

72 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

The GCF is the product of their shared factors.

They share 2, 2, 2, and 3.

2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 24.

Their GCF is 24.