Question: what is a greatest common factor of 9 and 39?
Answer: The factors of 9 are 9, 3, 1., The factors of 39 are 39, 13, 3, 1., The common factors of 9 and 39 are 3, 1, intersecting the two sets above., In the intersection factors of 9 ∩ factors of 39 the greatest element is 3., Therefore, the greatest common factor of 9 and 39 is 3.