4 Times Table
Every fact in the 4 times table, the patterns that make it easier, and practice that keeps coming back to the ones you miss.
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4 × 8
32
4 rows of 8, or 8 rows of 4: both make 32.
- Turned round
- 8 × 4 = 32
- As division
- 32 ÷ 4 = 8
How this works: Method, 4 sources,
How this works
Method
Four is two twos, so times 4 is doubling twice. For 4 × 7: double 7 is 14, double 14 is 28. For 4 × 12: double 12 is 24, double 24 is 48. Two easy doubles beat one hard recall. Full method
Sources
- Department for Education, National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (2013)
- Wikipedia, Divisibility rule
- Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Grade 3 (3.OA.B.5, 3.OA.C.7) (2010)
- Standards and Testing Agency, Multiplication tables check assessment framework (updated March 2022, 2018)
Changes
- First published: the chart from 1–10 to 1–20, practice with progress for each person, printable charts and sheets, the 2 to 12 tables and check practice.
Patterns and tricks in the 4 times table
Four is two twos, so times 4 is doubling twice. For 4 × 7: double 7 is 14, double 14 is 28. For 4 × 12: double 12 is 24, double 24 is 48. Two easy doubles beat one hard recall.
The answers are every other even number, and their last digits run 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 before repeating, so 4 × 6 = 24 ends in 4 just like 4 × 1, and 4 × 8 = 32 ends in 2 like 4 × 3 = 12. A 4-table answer whose last two digits divide by 4 is a quick check for larger numbers too: 316 divides by 4 because 16 does.
Halving twice undoes it: 36 ÷ 4 is half of half of 36, half of 18, so 9. That is often the fastest way to split a bill or a recipe four ways.
4 × n = 2 × (2 × n)
- In England, the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables come in year 3, when pupils also connect the 2, 4 and 8 tables to each other by doubling. Source: Department for Education, National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (2013).
- A whole number divides by 4 exactly when the number made by its last two digits does. Source: Wikipedia, Divisibility rule.
The 4 times table, × 1 to × 20
Each answer is double the 2 table’s; the last digits repeat 4, 8, 2, 6, 0.
| Fact | Answer | Turned round | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 1 | 4 | 1 × 4 | 4 ÷ 4 = 1 |
| 4 × 2 | 8 | 2 × 4 | 8 ÷ 4 = 2 |
| 4 × 3 | 12 | 3 × 4 | 12 ÷ 4 = 3 |
| 4 × 4 | 16 | 4 × 4 | 16 ÷ 4 = 4 |
| 4 × 5 | 20 | 5 × 4 | 20 ÷ 4 = 5 |
| 4 × 6 | 24 | 6 × 4 | 24 ÷ 4 = 6 |
| 4 × 7 | 28 | 7 × 4 | 28 ÷ 4 = 7 |
| 4 × 8 | 32 | 8 × 4 | 32 ÷ 4 = 8 |
| 4 × 9 | 36 | 9 × 4 | 36 ÷ 4 = 9 |
| 4 × 10 | 40 | 10 × 4 | 40 ÷ 4 = 10 |
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| 4 × 11 | 44 | 11 × 4 | 44 ÷ 4 = 11 |
| 4 × 12 | 48 | 12 × 4 | 48 ÷ 4 = 12 |
| 4 × 13 | 52 | 13 × 4 | 52 ÷ 4 = 13 |
| 4 × 14 | 56 | 14 × 4 | 56 ÷ 4 = 14 |
| 4 × 15 | 60 | 15 × 4 | 60 ÷ 4 = 15 |
| 4 × 16 | 64 | 16 × 4 | 64 ÷ 4 = 16 |
| 4 × 17 | 68 | 17 × 4 | 68 ÷ 4 = 17 |
| 4 × 18 | 72 | 18 × 4 | 72 ÷ 4 = 18 |
| 4 × 19 | 76 | 19 × 4 | 76 ÷ 4 = 19 |
| 4 × 20 | 80 | 20 × 4 | 80 ÷ 4 = 20 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 4 times table up to 12?
4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44 and 48. Each is double the matching 2-table answer.
What is a quick way to learn the 4 times table?
Use the 2 table you already know and double it. 2 × 9 = 18, so 4 × 9 = 36. After a few rounds of practice the doubled answers become facts you simply remember.
How do I divide by 4 in my head?
Halve, then halve again. 72 ÷ 4: half of 72 is 36, half of 36 is 18. If the first half is odd, the answer has a remainder or a fraction: 30 ÷ 4 is half of 15, 7.5.