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.