Multiplication Table Of 120
The table of 120 is the list of products you get when you multiply 120 by each whole number in turn. It is one of the friendliest large tables, because $120 = 12 \times 10$, so it is simply the 12 times table with a zero added to every product.
Table Of 120 Up To 10
Multiplication | Product |
|---|---|
$120 \times 1$ | 120 |
$120 \times 2$ | 240 |
$120 \times 3$ | 360 |
$120 \times 4$ | 480 |
$120 \times 5$ | 600 |
$120 \times 6$ | 720 |
$120 \times 7$ | 840 |
$120 \times 8$ | 960 |
$120 \times 9$ | 1080 |
$120 \times 10$ | 1200 |
Table Of 120 Up To 20
Multiplication | Product |
|---|---|
$120 \times 11$ | 1320 |
$120 \times 12$ | 1440 |
$120 \times 13$ | 1560 |
$120 \times 14$ | 1680 |
$120 \times 15$ | 1800 |
$120 \times 16$ | 1920 |
$120 \times 17$ | 2040 |
$120 \times 18$ | 2160 |
$120 \times 19$ | 2280 |
$120 \times 20$ | 2400 |
What Is The Table Of 120 In Words?
Reading the table aloud builds the rhythm before the numbers stick.
One times 120 is 120
Two times 120 is 240
Three times 120 is 360
Four times 120 is 480
Five times 120 is 600
Six times 120 is 720
Seven times 120 is 840
Eight times 120 is 960
Nine times 120 is 1080
Ten times 120 is 1200
What Is The 120 Times Table?
The 120 times table is repeated addition of 120. Each row adds one more group of one hundred twenty, so the table answers "how much is one hundred twenty, added to itself, again and again?"
Built from the ground up, the ladder looks like this:
$120$
$120 + 120 = 240$
$120 + 120 + 120 = 360$
$120 + 120 + 120 + 120 = 480$
Multiplication is the shortcut for this stacking, which is why $120 \times 4$ and "four one-hundred-twenties added together" both give 480.
What Are The Multiples Of 120?
The multiples of 120 are the numbers you reach by skip-counting in one-hundred-twenties. The first twenty are:
120, 240, 360, 480, 600, 720, 840, 960, 1080, 1200, 1320, 1440, 1560, 1680, 1800, 1920, 2040, 2160, 2280, 2400.
Every entry in the table of 120 is a multiple of 120, and every one ends in zero, because 120 is a multiple of 10. Each product is also a multiple of 12, of 60, of 40, of 30, and of 15, which is why so many other tables run straight through it.
How To Learn The 120 Times Table (Patterns, Not Memorizing)
Bhanzu teaches the few patterns that generate a table rather than drilling its rows into recall. The table of 120 grows straight out of the twelves you already know, so you can rebuild any row by reasoning instead of storing twenty separate facts. Seeing that structure is the number sense that algebra later builds on.
Every pattern below comes from how 120 is composed: $120 = 12 \times 10$, $120 = 4 \times 30$, and $120 = 2 \times 60$.
Pattern 1: 120n is the 12 table with a zero appended. Because $120 = 12 \times 10$, the twelves (12, 24, 36, 48) become the one-twenties when you append a 0: 120, 240, 360, 480. The zero is the $\times 10$; the 12 times table carries the rest. For $120 \times 7$: $12 \times 7 = 84$, then append a zero to get 840.
Pattern 2: The 120s are the 30s quadrupled. Since $120 = 4 \times 30$, every multiple of 120 is four times the matching multiple of 30, so you can lean on the table of 30. For $120 \times 3$: $30 \times 3 = 90$, and $90 \times 4 = 360$.
Pattern 3: The 120s are the 60s doubled. Because $120 = 2 \times 60$, every multiple of 120 is double the matching multiple of 60, which reuses the table of 60. For $120 \times 6$: $60 \times 6 = 360$, doubled is 720.
Pattern 4: Split the multiplier by place value. A large row decomposes the way the number is written. For $120 \times 12$, read 12 as $10 + 2$, so $120 \times 12 = (120 \times 10) + (120 \times 2) = 1200 + 240 = 1440$, the distributive idea you meet again as $120(10 + 2)$ in algebra.
How Do You Read And Use The Table Of 120?
Read each row left to right: $120 \times 6 = 720$ is "one hundred twenty multiplied six times gives seven hundred twenty." The first number is the group size, the second is the count of groups, and the product is the total.
To learn it, recite the twelves and append a zero as you go, then quiz yourself in a shuffled order so you are reasoning rather than reciting a chant. The 12-table-plus-zero link is your safety net, so if a row slips, rebuild it from the twelves you already know.
Where Does The Table Of 120 Appear?
One hundred twenty is the math of angles and time. Two hours is $120$ minutes, so any schedule measured in two-hour blocks scales on this table. It shows up in geometry too: the interior angle of a regular hexagon is $120$ degrees, and a third of a full turn is $360 \div 3 = 120$ degrees. Because 120 is a dozen tens, it also counts bulk items sold in crates of a hundred and twenty, so anyone planning by two-hour slots, hexagon tiling, or dozen-based cartons is reading off this table.
Solved Examples Of The Table Of 120
Example 1
What is $120 \times 3$?
Use the twelves-plus-zero method.
$12 \times 3 = 36$
Append a zero to get the answer.
$120 \times 3 = 360$
Final answer: $120 \times 3 = 360$.
Example 2 (Wrong path first)
A hall seats 120 people per section. How many seats are in 6 sections?
Wrong attempt. The rusher works $12 \times 6 = 72$ and writes 72, forgetting the zero.
Why it breaks. A single section already holds 120, so six sections must hold far more than 72; 72 is smaller than one section alone.
Correct. Take $12 \times 6 = 72$, then append the zero that belongs to the 120.
$120 \times 6 = 720$
Final answer: 720 seats.
Example 3
What is $120 \times 12$?
Split the multiplier into 10 and 2.
$120 \times 10 = 1200$
$120 \times 2 = 240$
$1200 + 240 = 1440$
Final answer: $120 \times 12 = 1440$.
Example 4
$120 \times {?} = 1800$.
Divide to find the missing factor.
$1800 \div 120 = 15$
Final answer: $120 \times 15 = 1800$.
Example 5
A tap fills 120 litres each hour. How much does it deliver in 5 hours?
Work the twelves, then append the zero.
$12 \times 5 = 60$
$120 \times 5 = 600$
Final answer: 600 litres.
What Are Common Mistakes With The Table Of 120?
Mistake 1: Dropping the zero from the 12-table pattern
Where it slips in: Using the twelves-plus-zero method but forgetting to append the zero.
Don't do this: Writing $120 \times 6 = 72$, the bare $12 \times 6$ with no zero.
The correct way: Take $12 \times 6 = 72$, then append one zero, giving $120 \times 6 = 720$.
Mistake 2: Confusing the table of 120 with the table of 12
Where it slips in: Under time pressure, the first instinct is to answer $120 \times 8$ with the $12 \times 8 = 96$ fact and stop there.
Don't do this: Writing $120 \times 8 = 96$.
The correct way: $120 \times 8 = 960$. The 96 is right; the missing zero is the place value that turns it into the table of 120.
Practice Questions On The Table Of 120
$120 \times 2 = {?}$
$120 \times 5 = {?}$
Fill in the blank: $120 \times {?} = 720$.
$120 \times 10 = {?}$
A book has 120 pages. How many pages in 4 such books?
$120 \times 11 = {?}$
Which is larger, $120 \times 7$ or $120 \times 6$?
$120 \times 20 = {?}$
Answers: 1. 240 2. 600 3. 6 4. 1200 5. 480 6. 1320 7. $120 \times 7 = 840$ is larger 8. 2400.
Conclusion
The table of 120 is not twenty facts to store - it is the 12 times table wearing a zero, so any row you can build in the twelves you can finish in one more step. Lean on the doubling from 60 and the quadrupling from 30 when a row feels stubborn, and remember every product must end in zero. To take this further with a teacher, explore mental maths for kids, browse the math programs for kids, or work one-to-one with an elementary math tutor.
Read More
Multiplication Tables - the master hub for every multiplication table in one place.
Tables from 1 to 20 - the core tables every larger table is built from.
15 times table - a factor of 120 through $8 \times 15$.
20 times table - the partner factor in $6 \times 20 = 120$.
Table of 40 - one of the routes into 120 through $3 \times 40$.
How to teach multiplication - a guide for parents building tables from patterns.
Math is Fun: Multiplication Tables - printable charts and practice.
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