What is the least common multiple of 36 and 12?

1 Answer
Jul 4, 2017

#36#

Explanation:

You need to find the prime factors of each number and then multiply the different ones which have the highest exponent.

#12=2^2*3#
#36=2^2*3^2#

The different factors are 2, and 3.

#lcm=2^2*3^2=36#

The lowest common multiple is 36.