4 times table
The 4 times table is what you get when you skip-count by 4s: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48. Each answer is double the matching answer in the 2 times table.
4 Times Table
- 4 × 1 = 4
- 4 × 2 = 8
- 4 × 3 = 12
- 4 × 4 = 16
- 4 × 5 = 20
- 4 × 6 = 24
- 4 × 7 = 28
- 4 × 8 = 32
- 4 × 9 = 36
- 4 × 10 = 40
- 4 × 11 = 44
- 4 × 12 = 48
US Letter, 1 page. Print at 100% (Actual size), not Fit to page.
What we worked out for the 4s
- Facts still to learn: if a child already knows the tables below 4 and the 10s, the 4 times table up to 4 × 12 has only 8 new facts: 4 × 4, 4 × 5, 4 × 6, 4 × 7, 4 × 8, 4 × 9, 4 × 11 and 4 × 12. The rest are facts from the earlier tables in reverse order (4 × 2 is 2 × 4) or from the 10s.
- England's multiplication tables check: the 25-question test in Year 4 has 1 to 3 questions from the 4 times table. The five tables the framework rates hardest (6, 7, 8, 9 and 12) get 2 to 4 each.
- A one-page sheet: the table above prints on one page of US Letter or A4. Choose a complete table, a version with the answers left blank in order, or a shuffled version with its own answer key. You can also add the division facts.
On September 25, 2026, the top five Google results for "4 times table" (US) were Timestables.com, DoodleLearning, Cuemath, MathMultiplicationTables.com and Math Salamanders. We read all five. They list the table and give tips, and some add games or printable charts. None says how many questions in England's check come from the 4s, and none counts the facts still left to learn; DoodleLearning points out some facts a child already knows but stops there.
Patterns in the 4 times table
- Every answer is even, and the ones digits repeat 4, 8, 2, 6, 0.
- Every second answer (8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48) is in the 8 times table too.
- Each answer is double the matching answer in the 2 times table: 2 × 7 = 14, so 4 × 7 = 28.
| Row times column | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 72 |
| 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 96 |
| 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 99 | 108 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 120 |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 77 | 88 | 99 | 110 | 121 | 132 |
| 12 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 72 | 84 | 96 | 108 | 120 | 132 | 144 |
A memory trick: double, then double again
To multiply by 4, double twice. 4 × 7: double 7 is 14, double 14 is 28. 4 × 12: 24, then 48.
Common Core 3.OA.D.9 uses the 4s as its example of a pattern: "Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations. For example, observe that 4 times a number is always even, and explain why 4 times a number can be decomposed into two equal addends."
Mix-ups to watch for
These wrong answers are easy to give because each one is a real answer from a nearby fact, or looks like one.
- 4 × 8 = 36? No. The slip: 36 is the next answer (4 × 9), one step too far when counting up. Check: double 8 is 16, double 16 is 32.
- 4 × 6 = 28? No. The slip: the answers 24 and 28 sit next to each other and are easy to swap. Check: double 6 is 12, double 12 is 24. 28 belongs to 4 × 7.
The 4 times table and division
Dividing by 4 is halving twice. 36 ÷ 4: half of 36 is 18, half of 18 is 9. So 36 ÷ 4 = 9, because 4 × 9 = 36.
A multiplication fact with two different numbers gives two division facts: because 4 × 7 = 28, 28 ÷ 4 = 7 and 28 ÷ 7 = 4. Here are the twelve division facts for dividing by 4:
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2
- 12 ÷ 4 = 3
- 16 ÷ 4 = 4
- 20 ÷ 4 = 5
- 24 ÷ 4 = 6
- 28 ÷ 4 = 7
- 32 ÷ 4 = 8
- 36 ÷ 4 = 9
- 40 ÷ 4 = 10
- 44 ÷ 4 = 11
- 48 ÷ 4 = 12
To print them, choose Division (or Both, side by side) under Facts in the sheet above. The division chart shows every divisor from 1 to 12.
Practice: 12 questions on the 4s
- 4 × 4 = blank
- 4 × 12 = blank
- 4 × 7 = blank
- 4 × 9 = blank
- 4 × blank = 12
- 4 × blank = 24
- 4 × blank = 20
- 8 ÷ 4 = blank
- 32 ÷ 4 = blank
- 44 ÷ 4 = blank
- A table has 4 legs. How many legs do 9 tables have?
- A car has 4 wheels. How many cars have 28 wheels between them?
Show the answer key
- 16
- 48
- 28
- 36
- 3
- 6
- 5
- 2
- 8
- 11
- 36
- 7
For a full printable sheet, set Version to Answers blank, shuffled in the sheet above. Each shuffle has a sheet number and prints with its own answer key. To mix the 4s with other tables, use the times tables worksheet generator.
When children learn the 4s
- United States: Common Core 3.OA.C.7 expects that by the end of Grade 3 children "know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers", which covers 4 × 1 to 4 × 9. 4 × 10, 4 × 11 and 4 × 12 go beyond the standard.
- England: the 4s belong to Year 3, when the national curriculum says pupils should "recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables". By the end of Year 4, pupils should know all the tables up to 12 × 12.
- The multiplication tables check (Year 4, June) counts a question as part of the table named first: "the first number in the question will denote the multiplication table the question is part of, for example, 4 × 12 would be considered part of the 4 multiplication table."
Sources
- Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Grade 3 Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 3.OA.A.1, 3.OA.B.5, 3.OA.B.6, 3.OA.C.7, 3.OA.D.9; wording checked against the official standards PDF (page 23)
- National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (Department for Education, 2013): Years 2, 3 and 4 times-table statements; Year 5 square numbers
- Multiplication tables check assessment framework, section 5.2.1, Table 1: multiplication table limits (Standards and Testing Agency, updated 2022): minimum and maximum questions from each table in every 25-question form; emphasis on the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 tables
- Multiplication tables check administration guidance (2026): June check window; no expected pass mark
Last checked September 25, 2026.