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The 8 times table

All 12 facts in the 8 times table, the doubling method that builds them from the 2s and 4s, and a practice round just for the 8s.

Practise the 8 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 8 times table?

  1. 1 × 8 = 8
  2. 2 × 8 = 16
  3. 3 × 8 = 24
  4. 4 × 8 = 32
  5. 5 × 8 = 40
  6. 6 × 8 = 48
  7. 7 × 8 = 56
  8. 8 × 8 = 64
  9. 9 × 8 = 72
  10. 10 × 8 = 80
  11. 11 × 8 = 88
  12. 12 × 8 = 96

Say each fact out loud as well as reading it: "eight sevens are fifty-six". Saying the three numbers together is how the facts stick.

When do children learn the 8 times table?

In Year 3. The national curriculum puts the 3, 4 and 8 times tables in Year 3, and children need every table up to 12 × 12 by the end of Year 4, when they take the multiplication tables check.

The 8 times table is double the 4s

Eight lots is double four lots, which is double two lots. So to multiply by 8, double three times:

  • 8 × 7: double 7 is 14, double 14 is 28, double 28 is 56.
  • 8 × 6: double 6 is 12, double 12 is 24, double 24 is 48.

The national curriculum links the 2, 4 and 8 times tables through doubling in Year 3.

Another way is to start from the 10s and take away two lots: 8 × 7 is 70 − 14 = 56.

A number line from 0 to 96, counting on in jumps of 8: 0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, 960+88+816+824+832+840+84848+856+864+872+880+888+896
Each jump is one more group of 8. Next door multiples are always 8 apart.

The 8s facts children find trickiest

8 × 6 = 48, 8 × 7 = 56, 8 × 9 = 72 and 8 × 12 = 96.

8 × 7 = 56 is one many children find hard to hold on to. If it won't stick, build it from 8 × 5 = 40 and add two more 8s: 40 + 16 = 56.

Patterns in the 8 times table

  • Every answer is even.
  • The ones digits go 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and then repeat.
  • 8 × 8 = 64 is a square number.

Division facts for the 8 times table

Every multiplication fact gives two division facts. If 3 × 8 = 24, then 24 ÷ 8 = 3 and 24 ÷ 3 = 8. Children learn the division facts alongside the multiplication facts, not afterwards.

  1. 8 ÷ 8 = 1
  2. 16 ÷ 8 = 2
  3. 24 ÷ 8 = 3
  4. 32 ÷ 8 = 4
  5. 40 ÷ 8 = 5
  6. 48 ÷ 8 = 6
  7. 56 ÷ 8 = 7
  8. 64 ÷ 8 = 8
  9. 72 ÷ 8 = 9
  10. 80 ÷ 8 = 10
  11. 88 ÷ 8 = 11
  12. 96 ÷ 8 = 12

Keep going

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.