The 2 times table
All 12 facts in the 2 times table, how the 2s link to doubling, and a practice round just for the 2s.
Practise the 2 times table
Start in order, then try them mixed up and both ways round.
Tap or type each answer. It's marked as soon as it's right.
What is the 2 times table?
- 1 × 2 = 2
- 2 × 2 = 4
- 3 × 2 = 6
- 4 × 2 = 8
- 5 × 2 = 10
- 6 × 2 = 12
- 7 × 2 = 14
- 8 × 2 = 16
- 9 × 2 = 18
- 10 × 2 = 20
- 11 × 2 = 22
- 12 × 2 = 24
Say each fact out loud as well as reading it: "two sevens are fourteen". Saying the three numbers together is how the facts stick.
When do children learn the 2 times table?
In Year 2. The national curriculum asks children to know the 2, 5 and 10 times tables by the end of Year 2, and in Year 1 they count in 2s, 5s and 10s. In the Year 4 multiplication tables check, only a few of the 25 questions come from the 2s, 5s and 10s, because children have known them the longest.
The 2 times table is doubling
Multiplying by 2 is the same as doubling. 7 × 2 is double 7, which is 14. If your child can double numbers up to 12, they know the 2 times table.
The 2s also lead into other tables. The 4 times table is double the 2s, and the 8 times table is double the 4s.
The 2s facts to watch
7 × 2 = 14, 9 × 2 = 18, 11 × 2 = 22 and 12 × 2 = 24.
Most children find the 2s one of the easiest tables. These are the facts that take a little longer.
Patterns in the 2 times table
- Every answer is an even number. Even numbers are the numbers in the 2 times table, which is how children first learn about odd and even.
- The ones digits go 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 and then repeat.
- Each answer is 2 more than the one before.
Division facts for the 2 times table
Every multiplication fact gives two division facts. If 3 × 2 = 6, then 6 ÷ 2 = 3 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2. Children learn the division facts alongside the multiplication facts, not afterwards.
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3
- 8 ÷ 2 = 4
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5
- 12 ÷ 2 = 6
- 14 ÷ 2 = 7
- 16 ÷ 2 = 8
- 18 ÷ 2 = 9
- 20 ÷ 2 = 10
- 22 ÷ 2 = 11
- 24 ÷ 2 = 12
Mathsley does this for you, every day
Mathsley brings back each times table fact just before your child would forget it, spots the ones they mix up, and from Year 3 uses a timer that adapts to your child instead of rushing them. Short sessions with a clear finish, no speed ranks and no leaderboards.
Sources
We check every method and fact on this page against these official documents.
- National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (Department for Education). Used for: Year 2: recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers.
- Mathematics guidance: key stages 1 and 2 (Department for Education). Used for: 3NF-2: learning the 10 and 5 tables, then the 2, 4 and 8 tables, the turnaround, and division facts alongside multiplication.