Multiples of 242

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 242, you could just multiply 242 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 242, start at 242 and keep adding 242 over and over: 242, 484, 726, 968, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 242.

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 242 by multiplying:

So, the first 10 multiples of 242 are: 242, 484, 726, 968, 968, 1452, 1694, 1936, 2178 and 2420.

• 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 258 - The first five multiples of 258 are 258, 516, 774, 1032, 1290

Multiples of 772 - The first five multiples of 772 are 772, 1544, 2316, 3088, 3860

Multiples of 389 - The first five multiples of 389 are 389, 778, 1167, 1556, 1945

Multiples of 324 - The first five multiples of 324 are 324, 648, 972, 1296, 1620

Multiples of 8 - The first five multiples of 8 are 8, 16, 24, 32, 40