LCM( 12, 15 ) = 60
The formula for finding LCM is
$$ \text{LCM} (a, b) = \frac{ a \cdot b }{ \text{GCD}(a,b)} $$In this example we have: a = 12, b = 15 and GCD(12, 15) = 3.
$$ \text{LCM} (12, 15) = \frac{ 12 \cdot 15 }{ \text{GCD}(12,15)} = \frac{ 180 }{ 3 } = 60 $$