LCM( 9, 12 ) = 36
The formula for finding LCM is
$$ \text{LCM} (a, b) = \frac{ a \cdot b }{ \text{GCD}(a,b)} $$In this example we have: a = 9, b = 12 and GCD(9, 12) = 3.
$$ \text{LCM} (9, 12) = \frac{ 9 \cdot 12 }{ \text{GCD}(9,12)} = \frac{ 108 }{ 3 } = 36 $$