Multiples of 256
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 256, you could just multiply 256 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 256, start at 256 and keep adding 256 over and over: 256, 512, 768, 1024, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 256.
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 256?
Let’s find the first 10 multiples of 256 by multiplying:
256
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1
=
256
256 * 1 = 256
256 ∗ 1 = 256
256
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2
=
512
256 * 2 = 512
256 ∗ 2 = 512
256
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3
=
768
256 * 3 = 768
256 ∗ 3 = 768
256
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4
=
1024
256 * 4 = 1024
256 ∗ 4 = 1024
256
∗
5
=
1280
256 * 5 = 1280
256 ∗ 5 = 1280
256
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6
=
1536
256 * 6 = 1536
256 ∗ 6 = 1536
256
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7
=
1792
256 * 7 = 1792
256 ∗ 7 = 1792
256
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8
=
2048
256 * 8 = 2048
256 ∗ 8 = 2048
256
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9
=
2304
256 * 9 = 2304
256 ∗ 9 = 2304
256
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10
=
2560
256 * 10 = 2560
256 ∗ 10 = 2560
So, the first 10 multiples of 256 are: 256, 512, 768, 1024, 1024, 1536, 1792, 2048, 2304 and 2560.
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 551 - The first five multiples of 551 are 551, 1102, 1653, 2204, 2755
Multiples of 887 - The first five multiples of 887 are 887, 1774, 2661, 3548, 4435
Multiples of 914 - The first five multiples of 914 are 914, 1828, 2742, 3656, 4570
Multiples of 896 - The first five multiples of 896 are 896, 1792, 2688, 3584, 4480
Multiples of 720 - The first five multiples of 720 are 720, 1440, 2160, 2880, 3600