Question

What is the greatest common factor of 97 and 24?

Answer 1

1 because 97 is a prime number with only 1 and 97 as factors

Answer 2

1

Explanation:

The GCF of 24 and 97 can be obtained like this:

• The factors of 24 are 24, 12, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.

• The factors of 97 are 97, 1.

• The common factors of 24 and 97 are 1, intersecting the two sets above.

• In the intersection factors of 24 factors of 97, the greatest element is 1.

• Therefore, the greatest common factor of 24 and 97 is 1.