Quick Answer:
Result: $6 \times 1 = 6$ through $6 \times 10 = 60$
Notation: $6 \times n$, read "six times $n$"
Method shown: Double the 3 times table, five-groups-plus-one, skip-counting
Pattern: Last digits cycle 6, 2, 8, 4, 0; every product is even
Extended: continues $6 \times 11 = 66$ … $6 \times 20 = 120$
Multiplication Table of 6
The full 6 times table sits in two short blocks: the core facts up to ten, then the extension to twenty.
Table of 6 up to 10
Multiplication | Product |
|---|---|
$6 \times 1$ | 6 |
$6 \times 2$ | 12 |
$6 \times 3$ | 18 |
$6 \times 4$ | 24 |
$6 \times 5$ | 30 |
$6 \times 6$ | 36 |
$6 \times 7$ | 42 |
$6 \times 8$ | 48 |
$6 \times 9$ | 54 |
$6 \times 10$ | 60 |
Table of 6 up to 20
Multiplication | Product |
|---|---|
$6 \times 11$ | 66 |
$6 \times 12$ | 72 |
$6 \times 13$ | 78 |
$6 \times 14$ | 84 |
$6 \times 15$ | 90 |
$6 \times 16$ | 96 |
$6 \times 17$ | 102 |
$6 \times 18$ | 108 |
$6 \times 19$ | 114 |
$6 \times 20$ | 120 |
Table of 6 in Words
Said aloud, the table reads:
One times 6 is 6
Two times 6 is 12
Three times 6 is 18
Four times 6 is 24
Five times 6 is 30
Six times 6 is 36
Seven times 6 is 42
Eight times 6 is 48
Nine times 6 is 54
Ten times 6 is 60
What Is the 6 Times Table?
The 6 times table is what you get by multiplying 6 by each whole number, and multiplying by 6 is repeated addition of 6. Writing $6 \times 3$ is shorthand for adding 6 three times, and the answer builds step by step:
$$6,; 6+6 = 12,; 6+6+6 = 18$$
Because 6 is $2 \times 3$, multiplying by 6 is the same as multiplying by 3 and then doubling — $6 \times 4$ is $3 \times 4 = 12$, doubled to 24.
Multiples of 6
The products in the table are the multiples of 6. The first twelve are:
$$6,; 12,; 18,; 24,; 30,; 36,; 42,; 48,; 54,; 60,; 66,; 72$$
Every entry in the table is a multiple of 6. A multiple of 6 is always both a multiple of 2 and a multiple of 3 at once, which is why every product here is even and passes the digit-sum-of-3 check.
Tips and Tricks to Memorize the 6 Times Table
Double the 3 times table. If $3 \times 7 = 21$, then $6 \times 7$ is 21 doubled, 42. This is the strongest trick, since the 3s are usually solid first.
Use five groups plus one. For $6 \times n$, take five groups and add one more — $6 \times 8$ is $5 \times 8 = 40$ plus one more 8, so 48.
Lean on the even-number tens trick. Multiply 6 by an even number and the product ends in that same digit, with the tens digit half of it — $6 \times 4 = 24$, where 2 is half of 4.
Skip-count in sixes. Say 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 — each step adds another 6.
The 6 times table is where many kids decide multiplication is "hard," since none of the products feel familiar and there is no ends-in-5 shortcut. The double-the-3s method defuses that, converting every scary 6s fact into an easy 3s fact plus one doubling.
How to Read and Use the 6 Times Table
Read a row left to right: in $6 \times 7 = 42$, the 6 is the number you are counting in, the 7 is how many groups, and 42 is the total. To learn it, build each fact from the 3s and a doubling rather than chanting blind, then test yourself out of order. A fallback method you can run cold — double the 3s, or five-groups-plus-one — is what stops a forgotten fact from becoming a dead end.
Where the 6 Times Table Appears
Sixes turn up wherever things pack into half-dozens — eggs come in cartons of 6, a die has 6 faces, and a hexagonal honeycomb cell has 6 sides. Time leans on it too: there are 60 minutes in an hour, which is $6 \times 10$.
Solved Examples
Example 1
Find $6 \times 3$ using repeated addition
$$6 \times 3 = 6+6+6$$ $$= 18$$
Final answer: $6 \times 3 = 18$.
Example 2
What is $6 \times 7$?
A child reaching for the double trick might double the 2s by mistake and write $2 \times 7 = 14$, doubled to 28 — but 6 is double 3, not double 2.
Double the 3 times table: $3 \times 7 = 21$, then double it.
$$21 \times 2 = 42$$
Final answer: $6 \times 7 = 42$.
Example 3
An egg carton holds 6 eggs. How many eggs in 8 cartons?
Use five-groups-plus-one: $5 \times 8 = 40$, plus one more 8 is 48.
$$6 \times 8 = 48$$
Final answer: 48 eggs.
Example 4
What is $6 \times 12$?
Split 12 into 10 and 2.
$$6 \times 10 = 60$$ $$6 \times 2 = 12$$ $$60 + 12 = 72$$
Final answer: $6 \times 12 = 72$.
Example 5
Fill in the missing factor: $6 \times \square = 54$
Work back through the doubled-3s: $3 \times 9 = 27$, doubled is 54.
$$6 \times 9 = 54$$
Final answer: the missing factor is 9.
Common Mistakes with the 6 Times Table
Mistake 1: Doubling the wrong table
Where it slips in: When a child reaches for the double trick but doubles the 2s instead of the 3s.
Don't do this: Writing $6 \times 7 = 28$ (that is double $2 \times 7$).
The correct way: Double the 3 times table — $3 \times 7 = 21$, doubled is 42, so $6 \times 7 = 42$.
Mistake 2: Slipping on the middle facts
Where it slips in: On $6 \times 7$ and $6 \times 8$, the two facts kids miss most across every table.
Don't do this: Writing $6 \times 8 = 54$.
The correct way: $6 \times 8$ is $5 \times 8 = 40$ plus one more 8, which is 48. ($54$ is actually $6 \times 9$.)
The "I had it yesterday" learner haunts the 6 times table — they nail it in a lesson and lose it by the next day, because rote memory with no backing method drains overnight. The repair is a fallback they can run cold: double the 3s, or five-groups-plus-one.
Practice Questions
$6 \times 4 = \square$
$6 \times 7 = \square$
$6 \times 11 = \square$
Fill in the missing factor: $6 \times \square = 36$.
A die has 6 faces. How many faces on 5 dice?
Use double-the-3s to find $6 \times 9$.
$6 \times 15 = \square$
Which is larger, $6 \times 8$ or $5 \times 10$?
Answers: 1. 24 · 2. 42 · 3. 66 · 4. 6 · 5. 30 faces · 6. $3 \times 9 = 27$, doubled is 54 · 7. 90 · 8. $5 \times 10 = 50$ is larger than $6 \times 8 = 48$.
Related Multiplication Tables
Start from the tables from 1 to 20 hub for the full set. If the 3s feel shaky, shore up the 3 times table first, since the 6s lean on it. From here the 12 times table is the 6s doubled, and the 18 times table and 24 times table extend the same multiples-of-six family. Bhanzu's math tricks guide collects more shortcuts like these.
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