The greatest common divisor of 36 and 48 is______ The least common multiple is______ .

The greatest common divisor of 36 and 48 is______ The least common multiple is______ .

36 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3, 48 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3, so the greatest common factor of 36 and 48 is: 2 × 2 × 3 = 12, the least common multiple is: 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 144, so the answer is: 12144