36
36 [ They can also all go into 9, (9/6 is 1.5, 9/4 is 2.25, 9/3 is 3, and 9/9 is 1) etc! ]
Any multiple of 36.
9x4=36 9 and 4 both go into 36
how many times can 4 go into 27
36
37 ÷ 9 = 4 remainder 1
9 * 4 = 36, so 9 goes into 36 a total of 4 times.
Factors go into numbers, numbers go into multiples. In the equation 9 x 4 = 36, 9 and 4 are factors of 36. 36 is a multiple of 9 and 4.
The LCM of 4 and 9 is 36
They can go into 8*4*9 = 288. That is not the smallest such number, but that was not the question.
36
9.