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What is LCM? And how to find the lcm of 6 and 9

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LCM (Least Common Multiple) The least common multiple is the smallest positive integer that can be divided evenly by two given numbers. How to find the least common multiple (LCM) of a group of numbers The LCM is the least common multiple of all numbers. For example, the LCM of 16 and 20 is 80; 80 is the smallest multiple of 16 and the multiple of 20. There are several ways to find the LCM of two or more numbers. How to find lcm of 6 and 9 Example Find the least common multiple  lcm of 6 and 9 Solution One way of solving this problem is to write out multiples of each and see what is common to the list: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, ...         multiples of 6 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, ...         multiples of 9 Here you can see the answer below with an online calculator:   We see that the numbers  18  and  36  are both common multiples of  6  and  9 .  The least common multiple is the smallest which is  18 .