Multiples of 2987
Methods
Methods for Finding Multiples:
The most common way to find multiples is to use multiplication. Multiplication of whole numbers always results in multiples of the numbers being multiplied. To find the first few multiples of 2987, you could just multiply 2987 by 1, then 2, then 3, and so on, until you have as many multiples as you would like. This is shown in the next section.
For younger students that don’t know how to multiply yet, the same result can be found just by counting, or skip-counting. To find multiples of any number, just add the number to itself multiple times. For instance, if you want to find the multiples of 2987, start at 2987 and keep adding 2987 over and over: 2987, 5974, 8961, 11948, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 2987.
There are an endless number of multiples! You can keep using either of these methods to find as many multiples as you would like.
What are the Multiples of 2987?
Let’s find the first 10 multiples of 2987 by multiplying:
2987
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1
=
2987
2987 * 1 = 2987
2987 ∗ 1 = 2987
2987
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2
=
5974
2987 * 2 = 5974
2987 ∗ 2 = 5974
2987
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3
=
8961
2987 * 3 = 8961
2987 ∗ 3 = 8961
2987
∗
4
=
11948
2987 * 4 = 11948
2987 ∗ 4 = 11948
2987
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5
=
14935
2987 * 5 = 14935
2987 ∗ 5 = 14935
2987
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6
=
17922
2987 * 6 = 17922
2987 ∗ 6 = 17922
2987
∗
7
=
20909
2987 * 7 = 20909
2987 ∗ 7 = 20909
2987
∗
8
=
23896
2987 * 8 = 23896
2987 ∗ 8 = 23896
2987
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9
=
26883
2987 * 9 = 26883
2987 ∗ 9 = 26883
2987
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10
=
29870
2987 * 10 = 29870
2987 ∗ 10 = 29870
So, the first 10 multiples of 2987 are: 2987, 5974, 8961, 11948, 11948, 17922, 20909, 23896, 26883 and 29870.
Interesting Facts about Multiples
• The primary multiple of any number is itself.
• The result of any multiplication of whole numbers is a multiple of all the numbers being multiplied together. As such, every multiple is also a multiple of another number.
• Every multiple of even numbers will also be even.
• The successive multiples of odd numbers alternate between odd and even numbers.
• You can also find negative multiples of a number by multiplying by negative numbers.
Find The Multiples of Other Numbers
Finding multiples of any number can be done using the same methods as outlined above. You can see how this can be done with specific numbers, like the ones below, by clicking on the any of the links below:
Multiples of 275 - The first five multiples of 275 are 275, 550, 825, 1100, 1375
Multiples of 851 - The first five multiples of 851 are 851, 1702, 2553, 3404, 4255
Multiples of 167 - The first five multiples of 167 are 167, 334, 501, 668, 835
Multiples of 258 - The first five multiples of 258 are 258, 516, 774, 1032, 1290
Multiples of 478 - The first five multiples of 478 are 478, 956, 1434, 1912, 2390