The 6 times table

Also written as the multiplication table of 6. Here it is in full to 6 x 20, with the patterns worth pointing out, the fact children trip on, and free practice that does not need a sign-up.

6 x 1 to 6 x 12

The 6 times table from 6 times 1 to 6 times 12
6 × 1	=	6
6 × 2	=	12
6 × 3	=	18
6 × 4	=	24
6 × 5	=	30
6 × 6	=	36
6 × 7	=	42
6 × 8	=	48
6 × 9	=	54
6 × 10	=	60
6 × 11	=	66
6 × 12	=	72

6 x 13 to 6 x 20

The 6 times table from 6 times 13 to 6 times 20
6 × 13	=	78
6 × 14	=	84
6 × 15	=	90
6 × 16	=	96
6 × 17	=	102
6 × 18	=	108
6 × 19	=	114
6 × 20	=	120

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 6 times table

When you multiply six by an even number, the answer ends in that same even digit. 6 x 2 is 12, 6 x 4 is 24, 6 x 6 is 36, 6 x 8 is 48.
Halve any answer and you land in the three times table, so the sixes come free once the threes are secure.

The easiest way to learn it

Take the three times table and double it. For 6 x 7, three sevens are 21, and doubling gives 42.

The fact children get wrong

The pair to watch is 42 and 48, coming from 6 x 7 and 6 x 8. Together with 7 x 8 they account for a large share of every timed-test error. The even-digit pattern helps with 6 x 8, since the answer must end in 8.

On the abacus

Six is one heaven bead plus one earth bead, so soroban students see the six times table as five lots plus one lot, which is exactly the method above in bead form.

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 6 times table?

The 6 times table is 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, continuing to 6 x 20 which is 120. It is the same thing as the multiplication table of 6: each answer is 6 added to the one before it.

What is the easiest way to learn the 6 times table?

Take the three times table and double it. For 6 x 7, three sevens are 21, and doubling gives 42.

Which fact in the 6 times table do children get wrong most often?

What is 6 x 12?

6 x 12 is 72. Twelve is the highest multiplier most primary schools require, though children who go further will need up to 6 x 20, which is 120.

If the tables are a struggle

The problem is usually not the table

A child who is still counting to work out 6 x 3 has no attention left for 6 x 8. Fluency underneath is what makes the tables stick, and it is what abacus training builds.

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