Which times tables are easiest to learn first?

Start with 1, 2, 5 and 10, which follow clear patterns. Then add 4 (double twice), 9 (a ten take away one group) and finally 3, 6, 7 and 8, which have fewer shortcuts.

How many multiplication facts are there?

There are 100 from 1 × 1 to 10 × 10. Since 3 × 7 and 7 × 3 are the same, about half of them are repeats once a child sees the pattern.

How long does it take to learn the times tables?

A few minutes a day for a few weeks works better than one long session. Mixing facts a child is learning with ones they know keeps practice from feeling like a grind.

Times tables to 10 × 10

Grade 3 and up

The 100 multiplication facts from 1 × 1 to 10 × 10 are the base for fractions, division and algebra. Patterns make them far less to memorize than they look.

How to learn them

7 × 8 means 7 groups of 8.
Turn it around if that is easier: 7 × 8 is 8 × 7.
Use a fact you know: 7 × 8 is 8 more than 6 × 8.

Example: 6 × 9 = ? 6 × 10 is 60. 6 × 9 is one 6 less. 60 − 6 is 54. Answer: 54.

Try three

3 × 1 = ?

Tap an answer to try it.

6 × 1 = ?

Tap an answer to try it.

9 × 6 = ?

Tap an answer to try it.

Times table chart

Find a row and a column. The answer is where they meet.

Times tables to 10 × 10
×	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
3	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30
4	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40
5	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50
6	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60
7	7	14	21	28	35	42	49	56	63	70
8	8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64	72	80
9	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90
10	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100

Questions parents ask

Which times tables are easiest to learn first?: Start with 1, 2, 5 and 10, which follow clear patterns. Then add 4 (double twice), 9 (a ten take away one group) and finally 3, 6, 7 and 8, which have fewer shortcuts.
How many multiplication facts are there?: There are 100 from 1 × 1 to 10 × 10. Since 3 × 7 and 7 × 3 are the same, about half of them are repeats once a child sees the pattern.
How long does it take to learn the times tables?: A few minutes a day for a few weeks works better than one long session. Mixing facts a child is learning with ones they know keeps practice from feeling like a grind.

More sets: all math facts practice. Math facts practice is not a report-card mark; it shows what a child knows by heart.

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×	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
3	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30
4	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40
5	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50
6	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60
7	7	14	21	28	35	42	49	56	63	70
8	8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64	72	80
9	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90
10	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100

×	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
3	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30
4	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40
5	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50
6	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60
7	7	14	21	28	35	42	49	56	63	70
8	8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64	72	80
9	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90
10	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100

×	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
3	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30
4	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40
5	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50
6	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60
7	7	14	21	28	35	42	49	56	63	70
8	8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64	72	80
9	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90
10	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100