8 Times Table
Every fact in the 8 times table, the patterns that make it easier, and practice that keeps coming back to the ones you miss.
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8 × 7
56
8 rows of 7, or 7 rows of 8: both make 56.
- Turned round
- 7 × 8 = 56
- As division
- 56 ÷ 8 = 7
How this works: Method, 3 sources,
How this works
Method
Eight is 2 × 2 × 2, so times 8 is doubling three times. For 8 × 7: 14, 28, 56. For 8 × 12: 24, 48, 96. Three small steps you can trust instead of one big fact you might mix up. Full method
Sources
- Department for Education, National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (2013)
- Standards and Testing Agency, Multiplication tables check assessment framework (2018, updated 2022; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Grade 3 (3.OA.B.5, 3.OA.C.7) (2010)
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 8 times table
Eight is 2 × 2 × 2, so times 8 is doubling three times. For 8 × 7: 14, 28, 56. For 8 × 12: 24, 48, 96. Three small steps you can trust instead of one big fact you might mix up.
Another route is ten lots take away two lots: 8 × 9 is 90 − 18 = 72, and 8 × 6 is 60 − 12 = 48. Use whichever feels faster for the number in front of you.
The last digits fall by 2 each time and repeat every five: 8, 6, 4, 2, 0, then 8 again (8 × 6 = 48). So 8 × 7 must end in 6, which rules out a guess of 54 straight away.
8 × n = 2 × 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).
- The Standards and Testing Agency treats the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 tables as the hardest, and puts more of them in England’s year 4 multiplication tables check. Source: Standards and Testing Agency, Multiplication tables check assessment framework (2018, updated 2022; Open Government Licence v3.0).
The 8 times table, × 1 to × 20
The last digits repeat 8, 6, 4, 2, 0.
| Fact | Answer | Turned round | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 × 1 | 8 | 1 × 8 | 8 ÷ 8 = 1 |
| 8 × 2 | 16 | 2 × 8 | 16 ÷ 8 = 2 |
| 8 × 3 | 24 | 3 × 8 | 24 ÷ 8 = 3 |
| 8 × 4 | 32 | 4 × 8 | 32 ÷ 8 = 4 |
| 8 × 5 | 40 | 5 × 8 | 40 ÷ 8 = 5 |
| 8 × 6 | 48 | 6 × 8 | 48 ÷ 8 = 6 |
| 8 × 7 | 56 | 7 × 8 | 56 ÷ 8 = 7 |
| 8 × 8 | 64 | 8 × 8 | 64 ÷ 8 = 8 |
| 8 × 9 | 72 | 9 × 8 | 72 ÷ 8 = 9 |
| 8 × 10 | 80 | 10 × 8 | 80 ÷ 8 = 10 |
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| 8 × 11 | 88 | 11 × 8 | 88 ÷ 8 = 11 |
| 8 × 12 | 96 | 12 × 8 | 96 ÷ 8 = 12 |
| 8 × 13 | 104 | 13 × 8 | 104 ÷ 8 = 13 |
| 8 × 14 | 112 | 14 × 8 | 112 ÷ 8 = 14 |
| 8 × 15 | 120 | 15 × 8 | 120 ÷ 8 = 15 |
| 8 × 16 | 128 | 16 × 8 | 128 ÷ 8 = 16 |
| 8 × 17 | 136 | 17 × 8 | 136 ÷ 8 = 17 |
| 8 × 18 | 144 | 18 × 8 | 144 ÷ 8 = 18 |
| 8 × 19 | 152 | 19 × 8 | 152 ÷ 8 = 19 |
| 8 × 20 | 160 | 20 × 8 | 160 ÷ 8 = 20 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 8 times table up to 12?
8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88 and 96.
What is 8 × 8?
64, a square number. Doubling three times from 8 gives 16, 32, 64.
How are the 2, 4 and 8 times tables connected?
Each is double the one before. 2 × 9 = 18, so 4 × 9 = 36 and 8 × 9 = 72. Learn the 2s well and the 4s and 8s follow by doubling.