Multiples of 1978
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 1978, you could just multiply 1978 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 1978, start at 1978 and keep adding 1978 over and over: 1978, 3956, 5934, 7912, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 1978.
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 1978?
Let’s find the first 10 multiples of 1978 by multiplying:
1978
∗
1
=
1978
1978 * 1 = 1978
1978 ∗ 1 = 1978
1978
∗
2
=
3956
1978 * 2 = 3956
1978 ∗ 2 = 3956
1978
∗
3
=
5934
1978 * 3 = 5934
1978 ∗ 3 = 5934
1978
∗
4
=
7912
1978 * 4 = 7912
1978 ∗ 4 = 7912
1978
∗
5
=
9890
1978 * 5 = 9890
1978 ∗ 5 = 9890
1978
∗
6
=
11868
1978 * 6 = 11868
1978 ∗ 6 = 11868
1978
∗
7
=
13846
1978 * 7 = 13846
1978 ∗ 7 = 13846
1978
∗
8
=
15824
1978 * 8 = 15824
1978 ∗ 8 = 15824
1978
∗
9
=
17802
1978 * 9 = 17802
1978 ∗ 9 = 17802
1978
∗
10
=
19780
1978 * 10 = 19780
1978 ∗ 10 = 19780
So, the first 10 multiples of 1978 are: 1978, 3956, 5934, 7912, 7912, 11868, 13846, 15824, 17802 and 19780.
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 287 - The first five multiples of 287 are 287, 574, 861, 1148, 1435
Multiples of 917 - The first five multiples of 917 are 917, 1834, 2751, 3668, 4585
Multiples of 889 - The first five multiples of 889 are 889, 1778, 2667, 3556, 4445
Multiples of 794 - The first five multiples of 794 are 794, 1588, 2382, 3176, 3970
Multiples of 531 - The first five multiples of 531 are 531, 1062, 1593, 2124, 2655