Multiplication Table
Find the row for one number and the column for the other; the answer is where they meet.
Times tables 1 to 12
| × | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 72 |
| 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 96 |
| 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 99 | 108 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 120 |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 77 | 88 | 99 | 110 | 121 | 132 |
| 12 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 72 | 84 | 96 | 108 | 120 | 132 | 144 |
Patterns that help
- The table is symmetric: 7 × 8 is the same as 8 × 7, so there are only 78 different facts to learn, not 144.
- × 2 is doubling; × 4 is doubling twice; × 8 is doubling three times.
- × 5 answers end in 0 or 5 and are half of × 10.
- × 9: the digits add up to 9 (9 × 7 = 63, 6 + 3 = 9), and the tens digit is one less than the multiplier.
- × 11 up to 9: repeat the digit (11 × 7 = 77). 11 × 12 = 132.
- Square numbers lie on the diagonal: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25…
The hard ones
Most people find 6 × 7 = 42, 6 × 8 = 48, 7 × 8 = 56 and 8 × 9 = 72 the hardest. A quick check: 5, 6, 7, 8 → 56 = 7 × 8.