Multiples of 1242

The most common way to find multiples is to use multiplication. Multiplication of whole numbers always results in multiples of the numbers being multiplied. To find the first few multiples of 1242, you could just multiply 1242 by 1, then 2, then 3, and so on, until you have as many multiples as you would like. This is shown in the next section.

For younger students that don’t know how to multiply yet, the same result can be found just by counting, or skip-counting. To find multiples of any number, just add the number to itself multiple times. For instance, if you want to find the multiples of 1242, start at 1242 and keep adding 1242 over and over: 1242, 2484, 3726, 4968, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 1242.

There are an endless number of multiples! You can keep using either of these methods to find as many multiples as you would like.

Let’s find the first 10 multiples of 1242 by multiplying:

So, the first 10 multiples of 1242 are: 1242, 2484, 3726, 4968, 4968, 7452, 8694, 9936, 11178 and 12420.

• The primary multiple of any number is itself.

• The result of any multiplication of whole numbers is a multiple of all the numbers being multiplied together. As such, every multiple is also a multiple of another number.

• Every multiple of even numbers will also be even.

• The successive multiples of odd numbers alternate between odd and even numbers.

• You can also find negative multiples of a number by multiplying by negative numbers.

Finding multiples of any number can be done using the same methods as outlined above. You can see how this can be done with specific numbers, like the ones below, by clicking on the any of the links below:

Multiples of 448 - The first five multiples of 448 are 448, 896, 1344, 1792, 2240

Multiples of 85 - The first five multiples of 85 are 85, 170, 255, 340, 425

Multiples of 924 - The first five multiples of 924 are 924, 1848, 2772, 3696, 4620

Multiples of 243 - The first five multiples of 243 are 243, 486, 729, 972, 1215

Multiples of 863 - The first five multiples of 863 are 863, 1726, 2589, 3452, 4315