24 Times Table — Tricks, Multiples, Examples

Multiplication Table of 24

The 24 times table is the list of products you get when you multiply 24 by each whole number in turn. Because $24 = 20 + 4$, every row can be rebuilt from two tables you already know: the 20s and the 4s.

Table of 24 up to 10

Table of 24 up to 20

Table of 24 in Words

Saying the table aloud helps the products settle before you commit them to memory.

• One times 24 is 24

• Two times 24 is 48

• Three times 24 is 72

• Four times 24 is 96

• Five times 24 is 120

• Six times 24 is 144

• Seven times 24 is 168

• Eight times 24 is 192

• Nine times 24 is 216

• Ten times 24 is 240

What Is the 24 Times Table?

The 24 times table is repeated addition of 24. Each row adds one more group of twenty-four, so the table answers "how much is twenty-four, added to itself, again and again?"

Built from the ground up, the ladder looks like this:

$24$

$24 + 24 = 48$

$24 + 24 + 24 = 72$

$24 + 24 + 24 + 24 = 96$

Multiplication is the shortcut for this stacking, which is why $24 \times 4$ and "four twenty-fours added together" both give 96.

Multiples of 24

The multiples of 24 are the numbers you reach by skip-counting in twenty-fours. The first twenty multiples are:

24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 216, 240, 264, 288, 312, 336, 360, 384, 408, 432, 456, 480.

Every entry in the 24 times table is a multiple of 24. Each one is even (because 24 is even), and reading down the units digits gives the repeating cycle 4, 8, 2, 6, 0.

How to Learn the 24 Times Table (Patterns, Not Memorizing)

Bhanzu teaches the few patterns that generate a table rather than drilling its facts into recall. Twenty-four looks large, but it is built from numbers you already know, so you can reason out any row instead of memorizing it. Understanding that structure is the same number sense and mental agility you will lean on in algebra.

Every pattern below comes from how 24 is composed: $24 = 20 + 4$, and $24 = 2 \times 12 = 3 \times 8$.

Pattern 1: Split 24 as $20 + 4$. Because 24 is twenty and four, $24 \times n = 20n + 4n$. For $24 \times 7$: $20 \times 7 = 140$ and $4 \times 7 = 28$, so $140 + 28 = 168$. This is the distributive idea, written $24(n) = (20 + 4)n$, that returns in algebra.

Pattern 2: The 24s are the 12s doubled. Since $24 = 2 \times 12$, every multiple of 24 is double the matching multiple of 12, so you reuse a table you already know. For $24 \times 6$: $12 \times 6 = 72$, and doubling gives 144.

Pattern 3: The units digits cycle 4, 8, 2, 6, 0. Because each step adds 24, the units digit advances in a fixed loop that repeats every five rows. If a product ends in any other digit, it is wrong on sight — a quick check rooted in base-10 structure.

Pattern 4: The 24s are the 8s tripled. Because $24 = 3 \times 8$, you can also take the 8s and triple them. For $24 \times 5$: $8 \times 5 = 40$, tripled is 120.

How to Read and Use the 24 Times Table

Read each row left to right: $24 \times 6 = 144$ is "twenty-four multiplied six times gives one hundred forty-four." The first number is the group size, the second is the count of groups, and the product is the total.

To learn it, chant the first ten multiples until the sequence flows, then shuffle the order and quiz yourself so you are recalling facts rather than reciting a list. The $20n + 4n$ split is your safety net for any row you forget, so derive it on the spot instead of guessing.

Where the 24 Times Table Appears

Twenty-four is everywhere a day is measured: 24 hours in a day means the table of 24 counts hours across several days, so 3 days is $24 \times 3 = 72$ hours. It also rules gold purity (24 carats is pure gold), the dozen-of-dozens used in packing (two dozen is 24), and any carton built around two dozen units, so anyone scheduling shifts or converting days to hours is reading off this table.

Solved Examples

Example 1

What is $24 \times 9$?

Split it: $20 \times 9 = 180$ and $4 \times 9 = 36$.

$180 + 36 = 216$

Final answer: $24 \times 9 = 216$.

Example 2 (Wrong path first)

A crate holds 24 bottles. How many bottles are in 5 crates?

Wrong attempt. The memorizer recalls the units-digit cycle, knows the answer ends in 0, and writes 100.

Why it breaks. Four crates already hold $24 \times 4 = 96$, so five crates must exceed 96, and 100 is barely above it, too small for a whole extra crate of 24.

Correct. Split: $20 \times 5 = 100$ and $4 \times 5 = 20$, so $100 + 20 = 120$.

$24 \times 5 = 120$

Final answer: 120 bottles.

Example 3

Find $24 \times 12$.

Double the 12s, or split. Splitting: $20 \times 12 = 240$ and $4 \times 12 = 48$.

$240 + 48 = 288$

Final answer: $24 \times 12 = 288$.

Example 4

$24 \times {?} = 360$.

Divide to find the missing factor: $360 \div 24 = 15$.

Final answer: $24 \times 15 = 360$.

Example 5

A clock's pendulum completes 24 swings a minute. How many swings in 8 minutes?

$24 \times 8 = (20 \times 8) + (4 \times 8) = 160 + 32 = 192$.

Final answer: 192 swings.

Common Mistakes

Mistake 1: Adding only the 20-part of the split

Where it slips in: Using $24n = 20n + 4n$ but stopping after the easy $20n$ step.

Don't do this: Writing $24 \times 8 = 160$ and forgetting the $4 \times 8 = 32$.

The correct way: Always add both pieces, so $160 + 32 = 192$.

Mistake 2: Splitting 24 as 2 and 4 instead of 20 and 4

Where it slips in: The first instinct is to read the digits 2 and 4 separately and add $2n + 4n$.

Don't do this: Treating $24 \times 6$ as $(2 \times 6) + (4 \times 6) = 12 + 24 = 36$.

The correct way: The 2 is a tens digit, so it is $20n + 4n = 120 + 24 = 144$. The place value of the 2 is what the wrong split throws away.

Practice Questions

1. $24 \times 3 = {?}$

2. $24 \times 7 = {?}$

3. Fill in the blank: $24 \times {?} = 288$.

4. A box holds 24 crayons. How many in 6 boxes?

5. $24 \times 11 = {?}$

6. Which is larger, $24 \times 5$ or $24 \times 6$?

7. $24 \times 20 = {?}$

8. A day has 24 hours. How many hours in 9 days?

Answers: 1. 72 2. 168 3. 12 4. 144 5. 264 6. $24 \times 6 = 144$ is larger 7. 480 8. 216 hours.

Related Multiplication Tables

• Tables from 1 to 20 hub — every chart from 2 to 20 in one place.

• 12 times table — half of 24; doubling its multiples builds the 24s.

• 6 times table — a factor of 24.

• 3 times table — another factor; tripling the 8s also works.

• For pattern-based shortcuts, see the Bhanzu guide to mental math tricks.