The 16 times table

Also written as the multiplication table of 16. Here it is in full to 16 x 20, with the patterns worth pointing out, the fact children trip on, and free practice that does not need a sign-up.

16 x 1 to 16 x 12

The 16 times table from 16 times 1 to 16 times 12
16 × 1	=	16
16 × 2	=	32
16 × 3	=	48
16 × 4	=	64
16 × 5	=	80
16 × 6	=	96
16 × 7	=	112
16 × 8	=	128
16 × 9	=	144
16 × 10	=	160
16 × 11	=	176
16 × 12	=	192

16 x 13 to 16 x 20

The 16 times table from 16 times 13 to 16 times 20
16 × 13	=	208
16 × 14	=	224
16 × 15	=	240
16 × 16	=	256
16 × 17	=	272
16 × 18	=	288
16 × 19	=	304
16 × 20	=	320

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.

After the chart

Three ways to practise the 16 times table

Print it and fill it in from memory, a few minutes a day.
Times tables sprint sheet
See the numbers as beads on a free online soroban.
Open the soroban
Race the clock with short timed sets, free and with no sign-up.
Timed practice sets

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Worth pointing out

Patterns in the 16 times table

The sixteens are simply the eights again with everything doubled.
Every answer is the result of doubling the original number four times over.

The easiest way to learn it

Double four times. For 16 x 3: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48. Every step is easy even though the destination looks hard.

The fact children get wrong

16 x 7 is 112. Doubling 7 four times gives 14, 28, 56, 112, and that chain is far more reliable than trying to recall it.

On the abacus

Repeated doubling is a favourite soroban drill precisely because it builds speed without introducing any new formula.

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 16 times table?

The 16 times table is 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160, 176, 192, continuing to 16 x 20 which is 320. It is the same thing as the multiplication table of 16: each answer is 16 added to the one before it.

What is the easiest way to learn the 16 times table?

Double four times. For 16 x 3: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48. Every step is easy even though the destination looks hard.

Which fact in the 16 times table do children get wrong most often?

16 x 7 is 112. Doubling 7 four times gives 14, 28, 56, 112, and that chain is far more reliable than trying to recall it.

What is 16 x 12?

16 x 12 is 192. Twelve is the highest multiplier most primary schools require, though children who go further will need up to 16 x 20, which is 320.

If the tables are a struggle

The problem is usually not the table

A child who is still counting to work out 16 x 3 has no attention left for 16 x 8. Fluency underneath is what makes the tables stick, and it is what abacus training builds.

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