The 13 times table
Also written as the multiplication table of 13. Here it is in full to 13 x 20, with the patterns worth pointing out, the fact children trip on, and free practice that does not need a sign-up.
13 x 1 to 13 x 12
| 13 × 1 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 13 × 2 | 26 |
| 13 × 3 | 39 |
| 13 × 4 | 52 |
| 13 × 5 | 65 |
| 13 × 6 | 78 |
| 13 × 7 | 91 |
| 13 × 8 | 104 |
| 13 × 9 | 117 |
| 13 × 10 | 130 |
| 13 × 11 | 143 |
| 13 × 12 | 156 |
13 x 13 to 13 x 20
| 13 × 13 | 169 |
|---|---|
| 13 × 14 | 182 |
| 13 × 15 | 195 |
| 13 × 16 | 208 |
| 13 × 17 | 221 |
| 13 × 18 | 234 |
| 13 × 19 | 247 |
| 13 × 20 | 260 |
Schools usually require up to twelve. The rest is here for children who want it, and it is where mental arithmetic starts to pay off.
Worth pointing out
Patterns in the 13 times table
- Break thirteen into a ten and a three and the table builds itself.
- The last digits cycle through every digit from 0 to 9 before repeating, because 13 shares no factor with 10.
The easiest way to learn it
Do the ten first, then add three more lots on top. Ten sixes are 60; three more sixes are 18; so 13 x 6 is 78.
The fact children get wrong
13 x 7 is 91. It looks wrong to children because it ends in 1, and they often expect a number ending in 7 or 3.
On the abacus
The teen tables are where soroban training starts to pull ahead of memorisation, because splitting into tens and units is the method rather than a workaround.
Charts build familiarity. Recall comes from retrieval, a few minutes a day. Print the times tables sprint, or try the free virtual abacus where multiplication becomes bead positions rather than something to memorise.
Common questions
What is the 13 times table?
The 13 times table is 13, 26, 39, 52, 65, 78, 91, 104, 117, 130, 143, 156, continuing to 13 x 20 which is 260. It is the same thing as the multiplication table of 13: each answer is 13 added to the one before it.
What is the easiest way to learn the 13 times table?
Do the ten first, then add three more lots on top. Ten sixes are 60; three more sixes are 18; so 13 x 6 is 78.
Which fact in the 13 times table do children get wrong most often?
13 x 7 is 91. It looks wrong to children because it ends in 1, and they often expect a number ending in 7 or 3.
What is 13 x 12?
13 x 12 is 156. Twelve is the highest multiplier most primary schools require, though children who go further will need up to 13 x 20, which is 260.
Every times table
If the tables are a struggle
The problem is usually not the table
A child who is still counting to work out 13 x 3 has no attention left for 13 x 8. Fluency underneath is what makes the tables stick, and it is what abacus training builds.
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