Times Tables 1 to 12

What order to learn them in

The tables aren't equally difficult, and learning them in numeric order (1, then 2, then 3, and so on) isn't necessarily the fastest path. A more common approach used by teachers:

1. 1, 2, 5, and 10 first. Each follows an obvious rule (multiplying by 1 changes nothing; by 2 is doubling; by 5 always ends in 0 or 5; by 10 always ends in 0), so these four are usually the fastest to lock in.
2. 9 next. Beyond the finger trick many students already know, the digit-sum pattern (the two digits of the answer always add up to 9, for the 9 times table up to 9×10) makes it easy to self-check.
3. 3 and 4. Straightforward once 2 is solid, since 4 is just doubling the 2 times table, and 3 has few genuinely surprising products.
4. 6, 7, and 8 last. These three produce most of the facts people still hesitate on as adults (7×8, 6×7, 6×8 especially), and they benefit the most from focused, repeated practice rather than being learned as full tables in one pass.
5. 11 and 12. The 11 times table is nearly as simple as the 10s up to 11×9 (just repeat the digit), and 12 is usually the last one taught since it's the least frequently needed outside a full multiplication chart.

Reading a times table

Each table below reads as "N times 1" through "N times 12" for a chosen number N, which is one full row (or column) of the grid version on the chart page. The two are the same information in a different shape: a times table is one row read top to bottom, a multiplication chart is every row stacked side by side into a grid. Nothing about which tables you look up here is tracked or saved between visits; see our privacy page for the details.