16 times table

The 16 times table (table of 16) from 16 × 1 to 16 × 12, with a trick, practice and a 1-minute challenge. Parent help is below.

🧒 Kids: learn the 16 times table!

Read the table out loud. Then tap Practice and answer the questions!

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

Bigger: 16 × 13 to 16 × 20

1. 16 × 13 = 208
2. 16 × 14 = 224
3. 16 × 15 = 240
4. 16 × 16 = 256
5. 16 × 17 = 272
6. 16 × 18 = 288
7. 16 × 19 = 304
8. 16 × 20 = 320

💡 Trick: Double four times. 16 × 3 → 3 → 6 → 12 → 24 → 48

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This part is for grown-ups. It has the patterns that make the 16 times table easy, pictures to draw, what to say, common mistakes, questions with answers and a free worksheet.

The trick for the 16 times table: double four times

16 is 2 × 2 × 2 × 2, so double the number four times. Or double the 8 times answer.

• 16 × 3: 3 → 6 → 12 → 24 → 48
• 16 × 7: 8 × 7 = 56, double 56 = 112

Patterns in the 16 times table

• Every answer is even.
• The ones digits repeat 6, 2, 8, 4, 0.
• Each answer is double the 8 times table answer.
• 16 × 16 = 256, a number computer memory loves.

Saying the table out loud helps too: sixteen times one is 16, sixteen times two is 32…

1. Sixteen times one is 16.
2. Sixteen times two is 32.
3. Sixteen times three is 48.
4. Sixteen times four is 64.
5. Sixteen times five is 80.

See the 16 times table

Draw these with your child. Each one shows that multiplying by 16 means counting equal groups of 16.

Facts you already know

Learn it after the 1 to 12 tables. You do not need new facts: every fact splits into a 10 times fact and a fact you already know.

For example, 16 × 6 = 10 × 6 + 6 × 6 = 60 + 36 = 96. Children who know the 1 to 12 tables can work out every 16 times fact this way, and with practice the answers become memorised.

The table also works backwards as division: 48 ÷ 16 = 3 · 112 ÷ 16 = 7 · 192 ÷ 16 = 12.

In real life: There are 16 ounces in a pound. How many ounces in 3 pounds? 3 × 16 = 48.

Common mistakes with the 16 times table

What to say to your child

16 times table questions (answers below)

1. 16 × 7
2. 16 × 8
3. 16 × 9
4. 16 × 4
5. 16 × 9
6. 16 × ? = 96
7. ? × 16 = 176
8. 128 ÷ 16
9. How many ounces in 7 pounds?
10. 80 ounces are shared equally into groups of 16. How many groups?

Show the answers

1. 112
2. 128
3. 144
4. 64
5. 144
6. 6
7. 11
8. 8
9. 112 ounces
10. 5

The 16 times table as division facts

Every multiplication fact has a division fact hiding inside it. If 16 × 6 = 96, then 96 shared into groups of 16 makes 6 groups. Here are the division facts for the table of 16:

1. 16 ÷ 16 = 1
2. 32 ÷ 16 = 2
3. 48 ÷ 16 = 3
4. 64 ÷ 16 = 4
5. 80 ÷ 16 = 5
6. 96 ÷ 16 = 6
7. 112 ÷ 16 = 7
8. 128 ÷ 16 = 8
9. 144 ÷ 16 = 9
10. 160 ÷ 16 = 10
11. 176 ÷ 16 = 11
12. 192 ÷ 16 = 12

Four facts with the same three numbers make a fact family.

16 × 7 = 112 · 7 × 16 = 112 · 112 ÷ 16 = 7 · 112 ÷ 7 = 16

Learning the table this way means your child learns division at the same time. To check a division answer, multiply back (see check division with multiplication).

Multiples of 16

The answers in the 16 times table are the multiples of 16. They go on forever: 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128… Every multiple of 16 can be split into equal groups of 16 with nothing left over.

Is it a multiple of 16? A number is in the 16 times table if halving it four times leaves no remainder. Try it on 336: it is 16 × 21. Older children use these tests to find factors and multiples and to simplify fractions.

16 times table word problems

Word problems show your child when to use the table. Read each one aloud, ask “how many groups, and how many in each group?”, then multiply.

1. Groups to total. How many ounces in 6 pounds? There are 6 groups of 16, so 6 × 16 = 96 ounces.
2. Total to groups. 144 ounces are put into groups of 16. How many groups? Ask “16 times what is 144?” The answer is 9.
3. Two steps. Count the ounces in 4 pounds, then in 3 more. That is 64 + 48 = 112. Quicker: 4 + 3 = 7 groups, and 7 × 16 = 112.

For more practice, see multiplication word problems.

A 5-day plan for the 16 times table

1. Day 1: learn the trick (double four times) and say the table forwards.
2. Day 2: say it backwards, then answer the practice questions in order.
3. Day 3: mixed order, with extra time on 16 × 7 and 16 × 8.
4. Day 4: missing numbers and division: 16 × ? = 128 and 128 ÷ 16.
5. Day 5: the 1-minute challenge, then the worksheet.

Five minutes a day is enough. A fact is learned when the answer comes in about 3 seconds without counting. Come back to the table once a week after that, so it stays fresh.

13 to 20 times tables worksheet

Print the free 13 to 20 times tables worksheet: 50 questions, including missing factors, with an answer key.

• 13 to 20 times tablesGrades 4–6

You can also print this page, cover the answers in the 16 times table above, and say each one. For mixed written practice, use the mixed times tables worksheets or make a custom test with the 16 times table practice.

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