3 Times Table

3 times table at a glance

3 × 10

30

3 × 12

36

3 × 3 (square)

9

3 × 20

60

Each step adds

3

Sum of ×1 to ×20

630

The 3 times table from 1 to 20

3 × 1 through 3 × 9 belong to the core facts — every product of two one-digit numbers — that US standards expect students to know from memory by the end of third grade. Each row also gives the matching division fact.

Patterns in the 3 times table

• Last digits. The ones digits of 3 × 1 to 3 × 10 are 3, 6, 9, 2, 5, 8, 1, 4, 7, 0 — all ten digits appear once before the pattern repeats, because 3 shares no factor with 10.
• Odd and even. 3 is odd, so the answers alternate odd, even, odd, even — odd times odd is odd, odd times even is even.
• Digit sums. Reduce each answer to a single digit by adding its digits and you get 3, 6, 9, repeating — a sign that every answer is a multiple of 3.
• A prime table. 3 is prime, so its table cannot be built by chaining smaller tables — learn it directly or split 3 into 2 + 1: 3 × 6 = 12 + 6 = 18.

A shortcut for multiplying by 3

Add the digits of any answer and the total is itself a multiple of 3 (3 × 8 = 24, and 2 + 4 = 6). It is a quick way to check your work.

Worked example: 3 × 14

Split 14 into 10 + 4: 3 × 10 = 30 and 3 × 4 = 12, so 3 × 14 = 42.

Practice: 3 times table questions

1. 3 × 17 = ?
2. 3 × 18 = ?
3. 3 × 3 = ?
4. 3 × 15 = ?
5. 12 × 3 = ?
6. 14 × 3 = ?
7. 3 × ? = 21
8. 3 × ? = 33
9. 24 ÷ 3 = ?
10. Word problem: A tricycle has 3 wheels. How many wheels are there in 20 tricycles?

For a self-checking quiz with new questions every time, use the practice mode of the multiplication table.

Related to the 3 times table

• 3 × 3 = 9, so the square root of 9 is 3.
• The factors of 3 are 1 and 3; they pair up as 1 × 3, so 3 appears as an answer in each of those tables.
• Every answer in this table is a multiple of 3; the multiples calculator lists them past × 20.

Need a different value? Use the Multiplication table, or browse the Times tables 1–25.