Quick Answer:
Result: $4 \times 1 = 4$ through $4 \times 10 = 40$
Notation: $4 \times n$, read "four times $n$"
Method shown: Double-and-double-again, skip-counting
Pattern: Last digits cycle 4, 8, 2, 6, 0; every product is even
Extended: continues $4 \times 11 = 44$ … $4 \times 20 = 80$
Multiplication Table of 4
The full 4 times table sits in two short blocks: the core facts up to ten, then the extension to twenty.
Table of 4 up to 10
Multiplication | Product |
|---|---|
$4 \times 1$ | 4 |
$4 \times 2$ | 8 |
$4 \times 3$ | 12 |
$4 \times 4$ | 16 |
$4 \times 5$ | 20 |
$4 \times 6$ | 24 |
$4 \times 7$ | 28 |
$4 \times 8$ | 32 |
$4 \times 9$ | 36 |
$4 \times 10$ | 40 |
Table of 4 up to 20
Multiplication | Product |
|---|---|
$4 \times 11$ | 44 |
$4 \times 12$ | 48 |
$4 \times 13$ | 52 |
$4 \times 14$ | 56 |
$4 \times 15$ | 60 |
$4 \times 16$ | 64 |
$4 \times 17$ | 68 |
$4 \times 18$ | 72 |
$4 \times 19$ | 76 |
$4 \times 20$ | 80 |
Table of 4 in Words
Said aloud, the table reads:
One times 4 is 4
Two times 4 is 8
Three times 4 is 12
Four times 4 is 16
Five times 4 is 20
Six times 4 is 24
Seven times 4 is 28
Eight times 4 is 32
Nine times 4 is 36
Ten times 4 is 40
What Is the 4 Times Table?
The 4 times table is what you get by multiplying 4 by each whole number, and multiplying by 4 is repeated addition of 4. Writing $4 \times 3$ is shorthand for adding 4 three times, and the answer builds step by step:
$$4,; 4+4 = 8,; 4+4+4 = 12$$
There is a cleaner way to see it. Four is two twos, so multiplying by 4 is doubling, then doubling again — $4 \times 3$ is 3 doubled (6), then doubled once more (12).
Multiples of 4
The products in the table are the multiples of 4. The first twelve are:
$$4,; 8,; 12,; 16,; 20,; 24,; 28,; 32,; 36,; 40,; 44,; 48$$
Every entry in the table is a multiple of 4, and every multiple of 4 is also a multiple of 2 — but not the other way around (6 is even, yet not a multiple of 4).
Tips and Tricks to Memorize the 4 Times Table
Double, then double again. This is the headline trick. For $4 \times 7$, double 7 to get 14, then double 14 to get 28.
Double the 2 times table. If $2 \times 6 = 12$, then $4 \times 6$ is just 12 doubled, 24.
Skip-count in fours. Say 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and keep going; each step adds another 4.
Spot the even, repeating last digit. Products end in 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and then repeat, so an odd last digit means a mistake.
The double-double method is worth teaching first, even though "just memorise it" looks quicker at the start. A child who doubles twice can rebuild any fact on demand, while a child who only memorised freezes the moment a fact slips — and at $4 \times 7$, it slips.
How to Read and Use the 4 Times Table
Read a row left to right: in $4 \times 7 = 28$, the 4 is the number you are counting in, the 7 is how many groups, and 28 is the total. To learn it, say the method out loud as "double, double" — two words for two actions — while skip-counting the products, then test yourself out of order. Short, spaced sessions across a week beat one long sitting.
Where the 4 Times Table Appears
The 4 times table is the table of corners and quarters — a square has 4 sides, a car has 4 wheels, and a year splits into 4 seasons. Money runs on it too: 4 quarters make a dollar, so counting quarters is counting in fours.
Solved Examples
Example 1
Find $4 \times 3$ using repeated addition.
$$4 \times 3 = 4+4+4$$ $$= 12$$
Final answer: $4 \times 3 = 12$.
Example 2
What is $4 \times 7$?
A tempting shortcut is to double 7 once and write 14 — but that is only one doubling, which gives $2 \times 7$, not $4 \times 7$.
Four needs two doublings. Double 7 to 14, then double 14.
$$7 \to 14 \to 28$$
Final answer: $4 \times 7 = 28$.
Example 3
A table seats 4 people. How many people at 6 tables?
$$4 \times 6 = 24$$
Final answer: 24 people.
Example 4
What is $4 \times 13$?
Split 13 into 10 and 3.
$$4 \times 10 = 40$$ $$4 \times 3 = 12$$ $$40 + 12 = 52$$
Final answer: $4 \times 13 = 52$.
Example 5
Fill in the missing factor: $4 \times \square = 32$.
Ask which number, doubled twice, gives 32. Halve 32 to 16, halve again to 8.
$$4 \times 8 = 32$$
Final answer: the missing factor is 8.
Common Mistakes with the 4 Times Table
Mistake 1: Doubling only once
Where it slips in: When a child learns the double trick but stops a step early.
Don't do this: Writing $4 \times 7 = 14$ (that is only one doubling — it is actually $2 \times 7$).
The correct way: Double twice — $7 \to 14 \to 28$, so $4 \times 7 = 28$.
Mistake 2: An odd answer
Where it slips in: On the higher facts like $4 \times 9$ or $4 \times 13$.
Don't do this: Writing $4 \times 9 = 35$.
The correct way: Every product is even, so an odd result is your cue to recheck — $4 \times 9 = 36$.
The single-doubling slip is the rusher's signature: they do the first double fast, feel done, and forget the second. Saying the method out loud as "double, double" keeps the second step from going missing.
Practice Questions
$4 \times 5 = \square$
$4 \times 7 = \square$
$4 \times 11 = \square$
Fill in the missing factor: $4 \times \square = 24$.
A car has 4 wheels. How many wheels on 9 cars?
Is the 4 times table the same as the 2 times table doubled? Check with $4 \times 6$.
$4 \times 15 = \square$
Which is larger, $4 \times 9$ or $4 \times 8$?
Answers: 1. 20 · 2. 28 · 3. 44 · 4. 6 · 5. 36 wheels · 6. Yes — $2 \times 6 = 12$, doubled is $24 = 4 \times 6$ · 7. 60 · 8. $4 \times 9 = 36$ is larger than $4 \times 8 = 32$.
Related Multiplication Tables
Start from the tables from 1 to 20 hub for the full set. Because fours are built on twos, lock the 2 times table first if it feels shaky. From the 4s you can double once more for the 8 times table, and the 12 times table and 16 times table extend the same chain. Bhanzu's math tricks guide has more doubling-based shortcuts.
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