Multiples of 287
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 287, you could just multiply 287 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 287, start at 287 and keep adding 287 over and over: 287, 574, 861, 1148, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 287.
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 287?
Let’s find the first 10 multiples of 287 by multiplying:
287
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1
=
287
287 * 1 = 287
287 ∗ 1 = 287
287
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2
=
574
287 * 2 = 574
287 ∗ 2 = 574
287
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3
=
861
287 * 3 = 861
287 ∗ 3 = 861
287
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4
=
1148
287 * 4 = 1148
287 ∗ 4 = 1148
287
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5
=
1435
287 * 5 = 1435
287 ∗ 5 = 1435
287
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6
=
1722
287 * 6 = 1722
287 ∗ 6 = 1722
287
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7
=
2009
287 * 7 = 2009
287 ∗ 7 = 2009
287
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8
=
2296
287 * 8 = 2296
287 ∗ 8 = 2296
287
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9
=
2583
287 * 9 = 2583
287 ∗ 9 = 2583
287
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10
=
2870
287 * 10 = 2870
287 ∗ 10 = 2870
So, the first 10 multiples of 287 are: 287, 574, 861, 1148, 1148, 1722, 2009, 2296, 2583 and 2870.
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 683 - The first five multiples of 683 are 683, 1366, 2049, 2732, 3415
Multiples of 348 - The first five multiples of 348 are 348, 696, 1044, 1392, 1740
Multiples of 259 - The first five multiples of 259 are 259, 518, 777, 1036, 1295
Multiples of 117 - The first five multiples of 117 are 117, 234, 351, 468, 585
Multiples of 652 - The first five multiples of 652 are 652, 1304, 1956, 2608, 3260