Long Multiplication: 240 × 3

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What is 240 × 3?

Answer

240 × 3 =
720

One partial product: 240 × 3 = 720. 3 × 240 gives the same 720.

240 × 3 in a column

240
×3
720

In the column: product 720.

Step by step: 240 × 3

  1. Step 1Multiply the multiplicand by the last digit of the multiplier, 3: 240 × 3 = 720.
    • 0 × 3 = 0. Write 0.
    • 4 × 3 = 12. Write 2 and carry 1.
    • 2 × 3 = 6, plus the carried 1 makes 7. Write 7.
  2. Product720

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FAQ

What is 240 × 3?

240 × 3 = 720

Is 240 × 3 the same as 3 × 240?

Yes. Multiplication is commutative, so both come to 720. Only the working differs: this page multiplies by 3, which gives a single partial product.

How do you check that 240 × 3 = 720?

Divide the product back by one of the factors: 720 ÷ 3 = 240 exactly, with no remainder. Multiplication and division undo each other, which is what makes this check work.

What are the partial products of 240 × 3?

There is only one: the multiplier 3 has a single digit, so 240 × 3 = 720 is written straight under the line, with no addition step.