Multiples of 642

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 642, you could just multiply 642 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 642, start at 642 and keep adding 642 over and over: 642, 1284, 1926, 2568, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 642.

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 642 by multiplying:

So, the first 10 multiples of 642 are: 642, 1284, 1926, 2568, 2568, 3852, 4494, 5136, 5778 and 6420.

• 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 129 - The first five multiples of 129 are 129, 258, 387, 516, 645

Multiples of 686 - The first five multiples of 686 are 686, 1372, 2058, 2744, 3430

Multiples of 287 - The first five multiples of 287 are 287, 574, 861, 1148, 1435

Multiples of 485 - The first five multiples of 485 are 485, 970, 1455, 1940, 2425

Multiples of 42 - The first five multiples of 42 are 42, 84, 126, 168, 210