Multiple in math – Definition and Examples

In, math, multiple of a number is a number that is the product result of one number multiplied by another number.

Multiples of 2 are

2 x 1 = 2
2 x 2 = 4
2 x 3 = 6
2 x 4 = 8
2 x 5 = 10
2 x 6 = 12
2 x 7 = 14
2 x 8 = 16
2 x 9 = 18
2 x 10 = 20
2 x 11 = 22
2 x 12 = 24

Hence, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, etc. are multiple of 2 and multiples of 2 are even numbers and end with 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8.

Multiples of 3 are

3 x 1 = 3
3 x 2 = 6
3 x 3 = 9
3 x 4 = 12
3 x 5 = 15
3 x 6 = 18
3 x 7 = 21
3 x 8 = 24
3 x 9 = 27
3 x 10 = 30
3 x 11 = 33
3 x 12 = 36
and so on.

3, 6, 9, 12 , 15, etc, are multiple of 3.

We can say that these are the products or the answers, to the time’s table for three. 

Multiples of 4 are

4 x 1 = 4
4 x 2 = 8
4 x 3 = 12
4 x 4 = 16
4 x 5 = 20
4 x 6 = 24
4 x 7 = 28
4 x 8 = 32
4 x 9 = 36
4 x 10 = 40
4 x 11 = 44
4 x 12 = 48
and so on.

We know that 6 x 8 = 48 and 8 x 6 = 48.

Multiple of 6 are 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60

Multiple of 8 are 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80

48 is the product of 6 and 8 and multiples of 6, 8. 

We know that 4 x 5 = 20

Multiple of 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48 etc.

Multiple of 5 are 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 etc.

Multiple of 2 are 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, etc.

20 is the product of 5, 2, 2 and also the multiples of 5, 2, and 2.

Find multiple using division

We know that multiplication and division are inverse operations and both are related to each other. 

We can also determined by division that the given number is multiple of one another number or not.

Here are some examples 

15/3 = 5 so 15 can be divided by 3 and 15 is also a multiple of 3 because 5 x 3 = 15.

24/6 = 4 so 24 can be divided by 4 and 24 is also a multiple of 4 because 4 x 6 = 24.

42/7 = 6 so 42 can be divided by 6 and also a multiple of 6 because 6 x 7 = 42.