LCM( 8, 9 ) = 72
The formula for finding LCM is
$$ \text{LCM} (a, b) = \frac{ a \cdot b }{ \text{GCD}(a,b)} $$In this example we have: a = 8, b = 9 and GCD(8, 9) = 1.
$$ \text{LCM} (8, 9) = \frac{ 8 \cdot 9 }{ \text{GCD}(8,9)} = \frac{ 72 }{ 1 } = 72 $$