Multi-digit multiplication worksheets

Multiplying 3-digit and 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers with the standard algorithm, the written method expected by the end of grade 5.

Download the free multi-digit multiplication worksheet (PDF)

What’s on the worksheet

• 50 questions on multi-digit multiplication, sized for US Letter paper
• 4 pages of questions plus an answer key on the last page
• Written for grade 5, matching Common Core 5.NBT.B.5
• Name and date lines at the top, and room to show the work

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Multi-digit multiplication: a worked example (324 × 23)

How to use it at home and in class

At home

Use squared paper so every digit sits in its own column. Ten problems a day works better than a whole sheet at once. Mark them together with the answer key, then ask your child to explain one they got wrong: finding the mistake themselves is where the learning happens.

In class

Use the first row as a warm-up, a full page for independent practice, or five questions as an exit ticket. For a retake or a second group, make a new version with the test maker so every child gets different numbers.

Mistakes to watch for

• Lining up the rows wrong so the digits add in the wrong columns.
• Forgetting to add carried digits partway through a row.

What to practice before and after multi-digit multiplication

• Before: 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication. If this sheet is a struggle, go back a step.
• After: multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000, once this one is mostly right.
• Learn it first: the multi-digit multiplication lesson and the multiplication chart.