The multiplication chart 1 to 12
Find the first number in the left column and the second number in the top row: the square where they meet is the answer. Tap a square to light up its row and column.
Tap a square, for example row 7, column 8.
| × | 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 |
Multiplication chart 1 to 12 · on a phone, swipe the chart sideways · printable PDF
How to read a multiplication chart
Every square is the product of its row number and its column number. To find 6 × 9, go down to row 6, then across to column 9: the square holds 54.
The chart is symmetrical along its diagonal. 6 × 9 and 9 × 6 sit in mirror squares with the same value, because the order of a multiplication does not change the answer. Of the 144 squares, only 78 are different facts once each pair is counted once, so the chart is smaller than it looks.
It also works backwards for division. To find 56 ÷ 8, go to row 8, slide along to 56 and read the column at the top: 7.
Patterns that make the multiplication chart easy
- The diagonal holds the square numbers: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121 and 144.
- The 2s are doubles: every answer in row 2 is even, twice the column number.
- The 5s and the 10s: answers in row 5 end in 5 or 0, and row 10 just adds a zero.
- The 9s: from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to 9 (18, 27, 36 and so on up to 90), the tens go up by one and the ones go down by one.
- The 11s: from 11 × 1 to 11 × 9, the answer repeats the digit (22, 33, 44 up to 99).
- The 12s: add the 10s and the 2s. 12 × 7 is 70 + 14, so 84.
Once the rows for 1, 2, 5, 10 and 11 and the squares are solid, the facts left to learn by heart are mostly in the middle of the chart, around the 6s, 7s and 8s.
Multiplication chart 1 to 20
For larger numbers, the same grid extends to 20 × 20, with 400 squares. It helps with mental math beyond the times tables, for instance 15 × 16 = 240 or 18 × 18 = 324.
| × | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 100 |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 96 | 102 | 108 | 114 | 120 |
| 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 91 | 98 | 105 | 112 | 119 | 126 | 133 | 140 |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 96 | 104 | 112 | 120 | 128 | 136 | 144 | 152 | 160 |
| 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 99 | 108 | 117 | 126 | 135 | 144 | 153 | 162 | 171 | 180 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 140 | 150 | 160 | 170 | 180 | 190 | 200 |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 77 | 88 | 99 | 110 | 121 | 132 | 143 | 154 | 165 | 176 | 187 | 198 | 209 | 220 |
| 12 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 72 | 84 | 96 | 108 | 120 | 132 | 144 | 156 | 168 | 180 | 192 | 204 | 216 | 228 | 240 |
| 13 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 78 | 91 | 104 | 117 | 130 | 143 | 156 | 169 | 182 | 195 | 208 | 221 | 234 | 247 | 260 |
| 14 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 56 | 70 | 84 | 98 | 112 | 126 | 140 | 154 | 168 | 182 | 196 | 210 | 224 | 238 | 252 | 266 | 280 |
| 15 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 75 | 90 | 105 | 120 | 135 | 150 | 165 | 180 | 195 | 210 | 225 | 240 | 255 | 270 | 285 | 300 |
| 16 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 64 | 80 | 96 | 112 | 128 | 144 | 160 | 176 | 192 | 208 | 224 | 240 | 256 | 272 | 288 | 304 | 320 |
| 17 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 68 | 85 | 102 | 119 | 136 | 153 | 170 | 187 | 204 | 221 | 238 | 255 | 272 | 289 | 306 | 323 | 340 |
| 18 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 72 | 90 | 108 | 126 | 144 | 162 | 180 | 198 | 216 | 234 | 252 | 270 | 288 | 306 | 324 | 342 | 360 |
| 19 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 76 | 95 | 114 | 133 | 152 | 171 | 190 | 209 | 228 | 247 | 266 | 285 | 304 | 323 | 342 | 361 | 380 |
| 20 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 180 | 200 | 220 | 240 | 260 | 280 | 300 | 320 | 340 | 360 | 380 | 400 |
Multiplication chart 1 to 20 · swipe sideways to see every column
Multiplication chart 1 to 100
A 1 to 100 multiplication chart usually means the 10 × 10 grid: every product of two numbers from 1 to 10, ending at 100. It is the core set of multiplication facts, and a good first target before the 11s and 12s.
| × | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| 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 |
Blank multiplication chart to fill in
Filling in a blank chart is a quick way to check what you really know. Write the products row by row without looking, time yourself, then compare with the full chart. Start with the easy rows (1, 2, 5 and 10), then the squares, and keep the 7s and 8s for last.
From the chart to the times tables
A chart is a reference; the goal is to stop needing it. Learn one row at a time, in this order: 2, 5 and 10, then 3 and 4, then 6, 7, 8 and 9, and finally 11 and 12. Each table has its own page with three tricks and a two-week method:
- 2 times table
- 3 times table
- 4 times table
- 5 times table
- 6 times table
- 7 times table
- 8 times table
- 9 times table
- 10 times table
- 11 times table
- 12 times table
A simple routine: cover the chart with a sheet of paper, say the answer, then slide the paper to check. When a row comes back without hesitation, move on to the next one. All the tables are also gathered on our times tables page.
Practice the facts, not just the chart
Kalc trains times tables, fractions, percentages and algebra in about ten minutes a day, and brings back the facts you miss.
Frequently asked questions
What is a multiplication chart?
A grid that shows the product of every pair of numbers in its range. In the 1 to 12 chart, the square where row 7 and column 8 meet holds 56.
How do you use a multiplication chart?
Find the first number in the left column and the second number in the top row, then read the square where they meet. For a division, go along the row to the number and read the column.
Why is the multiplication chart symmetrical?
Because the order of a multiplication does not change the answer: 6 × 9 and 9 × 6 both give 54, so the two halves of the chart mirror each other along the diagonal of square numbers.
Is there a free printable multiplication chart?
Yes. This page has free PDFs of the 1 to 12 chart, the 1 to 20 chart and a blank 12 × 12 chart, sized for US Letter paper.
What numbers are on the diagonal of a multiplication chart?
The square numbers: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121 and 144.