3 Times Table

The three times table, from 3 × 1 to 3 × 12.

The 3 times table, 3 × 1 to 3 × 12
3 × 1	=	3
3 × 2	=	6
3 × 3	=	9
3 × 4	=	12
3 × 5	=	15
3 × 6	=	18
3 × 7	=	21
3 × 8	=	24
3 × 9	=	27
3 × 10	=	30
3 × 11	=	33
3 × 12	=	36

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Practice the 3s

5 questions from the 3 times table. Type each answer and press Check.

Patterns in the 3 times table

The last digits run 3, 6, 9, 2, 5, 8, 1, 4, 7, 0 and then start over, so they cycle through every digit from 0 to 9 once.
3 is odd, so the answers alternate odd, even, odd, even.
Because 3 is a multiple of 3, the digits of every answer add up to a multiple of 3 (keep adding until you get one digit and it is always 3, 6 and 9).
3 is a prime number: the only whole numbers that multiply to make it are 1 and 3.

Going further: 3 × 13 to 3 × 20

The 3 times table, 3 × 13 to 3 × 20
3 × 13	=	39
3 × 14	=	42
3 × 15	=	45
3 × 16	=	48
3 × 17	=	51
3 × 18	=	54
3 × 19	=	57
3 × 20	=	60

Division facts from the 3s

Every multiplication fact gives you a division fact for free. Because 3 × 8 = 24, you also know 24 ÷ 3 = 8 and 24 ÷ 8 = 3.

3 ÷ 3 = 1
6 ÷ 3 = 2
9 ÷ 3 = 3
12 ÷ 3 = 4
15 ÷ 3 = 5
18 ÷ 3 = 6
21 ÷ 3 = 7
24 ÷ 3 = 8
27 ÷ 3 = 9
30 ÷ 3 = 10
33 ÷ 3 = 11
36 ÷ 3 = 12

Questions and answers

What are the answers in the 3 times table?

From 3 × 1 to 3 × 10 the answers are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30. Carrying on, 3 × 11 = 33 and 3 × 12 = 36.

What is the trick for the 3 times table?

Double the number, then add it once more. The digits of every answer add up to 3, 6 or 9. Example: 3 × 7 = 14 + 7 = 21.

What is 3 times 12?

3 × 12 = 36. You can also find it as 3 × 10 + 3 × 2 = 30 + 6 = 36.

How many facts in the 3 times table are new?

If you learn the tables in order, only 10 are new (3 × 3 up to 3 × 12). The others, like 3 × 2 = 6, you already know from the earlier tables because the order of the numbers doesn't change the answer.

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