4 Times Table
The trick for the 4 times table is to double twice: 4 × 7 is 7 doubled to 14, doubled again to 28, so it is the 2 times table doubled. This page opens the multiplication table with the 4 row lit, writes out 4 × 1 to 4 × 12 = 48 with the working for each fact, and prints as a clean sheet.
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1123456789101112
224681012141618202224
3369121518212427303336
44812162024283236404448
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661218243036424854606672
771421283542495663707784
881624324048566472808896
9918273645546372819099108
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121224364860728496108120132144
Move over any cell, or click one and use the arrow keys, to light its row and column.Esc clears
Any whole number from 1 to 30 in the size box redraws the grid. Print gives the grid alone, and Copy as text puts it on the clipboard with tabs between the cells, so it pastes into a spreadsheet as cells.
The 4 times table
To multiply by 4, double the number twice: 7 doubled is 14, doubled again is 28.
| Fact | Answer | Trick |
|---|---|---|
| 4 × 1 | 4 | 4, once |
| 4 × 2 | 8 | double 2 twice: 4, then 8 |
| 4 × 3 | 12 | double 3 twice: 6, then 12 |
| 4 × 4 | 16 | double 4 twice: 8, then 16 |
| 4 × 5 | 20 | double 5 twice: 10, then 20 |
| 4 × 6 | 24 | double 6 twice: 12, then 24 |
| 4 × 7 | 28 | double 7 twice: 14, then 28 |
| 4 × 8 | 32 | double 8 twice: 16, then 32 |
| 4 × 9 | 36 | double 9 twice: 18, then 36 |
| 4 × 10 | 40 | double 10 twice: 20, then 40 |
| 4 × 11 | 44 | double 11 twice: 22, then 44 |
| 4 × 12 | 48 | double 12 twice: 24, then 48 |
Common questions
- What is the trick for the 4 times table?
- To multiply by 4, double the number twice: 7 doubled is 14, doubled again is 28. Take 4 × 9: 9 doubled is 18, doubled again is 36.
- What is 4 × 7?
- 4 × 7 = 28. Double 7 to get 14, then double 14 to get 28. Or take 4 × 5 = 20 and add two more 4s: 20 + 8 = 28.
- What pattern do the answers in the 4 times table follow?
- Every answer is even and the last digits cycle 4, 8, 2, 6, 0: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, then 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, then 44, 48. Every answer in the 4 times table is also in the 2 times table, exactly twice as far along: 4 × 7 = 28 is 2 × 14. Double once more and you have the 8 times table.
- Can I print the 4 times table?
- Yes. Press Print, or use your browser's own print command, and only the table prints: the full grid with the 4 row shaded, then the 4 times table written out as 12 facts with the working beside each one. The headings, buttons and this text are left off. Choose PDF as the printer to save it as a file instead.
- How is this page different from the full multiplication table?
- It is the same grid with the 4 row lit from the start, and the 4 times table written out underneath with the trick applied to each fact, so 4 × 1 to 4 × 12 can be read down one column. Move over any other cell and its row and column light up as well, with the fact in the Highlight readout, but the 4 row stays lit and the facts below stay the 4 times table. The full table, with any size from 1 to 30, is on the multiplication table page.
Exact. Every cell is the product of its row and column.