Printable multiplication chart
A multiplication chart is a table of every product from 1 times 1 up to the size you choose. Find one factor down the left, the other across the top, and the answer sits where the row and column meet.
Free printable PDF, 2nd grade to 4th grade.
One page, black and white, prints the same every time.
What is on the sheet
The table below is the sheet as it prints with these options: 1 to 12, Shaded.
| × | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 72 |
| 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 96 |
| 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 99 | 108 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 120 |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 77 | 88 | 99 | 110 | 121 | 132 |
| 12 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 72 | 84 | 96 | 108 | 120 | 132 | 144 |
How to read the chart
Pick one factor in the grey column down the left side and the other in the grey row across the top. Run a finger along the row and another down the column. The cell where they cross is the product. Seven across and eight down lands on 56, and so does eight across and seven down, which is the first thing most children notice: the chart is a mirror image of itself along the diagonal.
That diagonal is where the square numbers live, 1, 4, 9, 16 and up to 144 on the 1 to 12 chart. The default print shades them lightly, so a child can see the fold line and only has to learn half the table. Choose "Plain" if you would rather the chart carried no hints.
Which size to print
Most 3rd grade classrooms work from the 1 to 10 or 1 to 12 chart, which matches the facts the standards expect by the end of the year. The 1 to 12 version is the one taped inside most homework folders. Print 1 to 15 or 1 to 20 for a 4th or 5th grader who is past the basic facts and wants to check larger products, or for the child who simply likes to see how far the pattern goes.
Every size prints on one US Letter page in black and white. The 1 to 20 chart uses smaller type to fit its 400 products, so it reads best as a desk reference rather than a wall chart.
Ways to use it at home and in class
Cover a row with a strip of paper and have the child say the facts before sliding it down. Colour in one row a day, in order, so the twos are done before the threes. Use a highlighter to trace the diagonal and talk about why 6 times 7 and 7 times 6 give the same answer. For a child who is anxious about timed drills, a chart on the desk during practice takes the pressure off while the facts settle.
When the child is ready to work without it, switch to the blank multiplication chart, which prints the empty grid with the answer key on page 2, or the fill-in version, which leaves a fresh set of gaps each time you print it.
Common questions
- What is the difference between a multiplication chart and a multiplication table?
- They are the same thing under two names. A multiplication table (or times table chart) is the grid of products; some people use "table" for one number's facts written in a column, as in the seven times table. This page prints the full grid.
- Does the chart show 0 or 1?
- The chart starts at 1. A row of zeros teaches nothing on paper, and children learn the zero rule in a sentence. The header row and column run from 1 to the size you pick.
- Can I print it larger for the wall?
- The PDF is a vector file, so it prints sharp at any size. Choose "Fit to page" or a percentage above 100 in your printer dialog, or print the 1 to 10 chart on A3 or tabloid paper for a wall version.