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# Single digit multiplication
- URL: https://www.esheets.io/single-digit-multiplication/
- Published: 2024-08-22T18:08:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-21T16:47:13.000Z
- Author: Richard Linnington
- Tags: Maths, Number

Learn your times tables and then test yourself.

## Practise below

Worksheet preview and key skills 

### Worksheet preview

Practise single-digit multiplication with this self-marking maths worksheet.

The interactive worksheet below generates questions, gives instant feedback, and lets students record their score.

#### What you’ll practise

- Recalling multiplication facts.
- Multiplying single-digit numbers accurately.
- Using times-table knowledge.
- Checking products.

Use the interactive worksheet below, or read the [Topic guide](#topic-guide) for the method and worked example.

## Topic guide

### What this worksheet practises

This worksheet provides practice on short multiplication, multiplying a multi-digit number by a single digit. This is a foundational arithmetic skill required for almost all non-calculator exams.

### Key method

The standard column method works from right to left.

- Write the large number on top and the single digit directly underneath it, aligning the units columns on the right.
- Multiply the single digit by the Units digit of the top number. Write the answer underneath.
- If the answer is 10 or more, write down the units part of your answer, and "carry" the tens part to the next column on the left.
- Multiply the single digit by the next number along (the Tens). **Add** any number you carried over. Write the answer down.
- Repeat this process moving left until every top digit has been multiplied.

### Worked example

**Calculate 347 × 6.**

Step 1: Multiply the units (7 × 6).

7 × 6 = 42\. Write down the 2, carry the 4.

Step 2: Multiply the tens (4 × 6) and add the carried 4.

4 × 6 = 24\. Add the carried 4 to get 28.

Write down the 8, carry the 2.

Step 3: Multiply the hundreds (3 × 6) and add the carried 2.

3 × 6 = 18\. Add the carried 2 to get 20.

Because there are no more numbers to multiply, write down the whole 20.

The final answer is 2,082.

### Common mistakes to avoid

The most frequent error is forgetting to add the "carried" number. A student will correctly calculate 4 × 6 = 24, write down the 4, and completely ignore the little 4 they carried from the previous column. Always physically cross out your carried numbers once you have added them so you don't forget them.

### How to check your answer

You can use a quick estimation to see if your answer is sensible. 347 is roughly 350\. 350 × 2 = 700\. So 350 × 6 will be 700 × 3 = 2100\. Our answer of 2082 is very close to 2100, so it is highly likely to be correct.