Long Multiplication: 240 × 5

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What is 240 × 5?

Answer

240 × 5 =
1,200

240 × 5 and 5 × 240 are the same product — the order of the factors never changes the answer, only the working. Below, 240 is multiplied by 5 in a column, digit by digit.

240 × 5 in a Column

The multiplicand goes on top, the multiplier underneath, both aligned on the right. The multiplier has a single digit, so there is one partial product and the answer goes straight under the line.

  240
×   5
 1200
240 × 5 = 1,200

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Multiply the multiplicand by the last digit of the multiplier, 5: 240 × 5 = 1,200.

  • 0 × 5 = 0. Write 0.
  • 4 × 5 = 20. Write 0 and carry 2.
  • 2 × 5 = 10, plus the carried 2 makes 12. Write 2 and carry 1.
  • No digits are left, so the carried 1 is written in front: the partial product is 1,200.

240 × 5

=

1,200

Check It, and What It Is Not

Check by dividing back. Multiplication and division undo each other, so 1,200 ÷ 5 = 240 must come out exactly, with no remainder.

Fractions are a different calculation. Both factors here are whole numbers; for 2/3 or 2 3/4 use the fraction multiplication calculator, which multiplies numerators and denominators separately.

240 × 5 is a number, not an area. If those are the sides of a room in feet, the answer is 1,200 square feet — the same arithmetic, a different question, and it is answered by the square footage calculator.

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This calculator multiplies two whole numbers the way it is done on paper: digit by digit, carrying where the column overflows, then adding the partial products together. For example, it can help you find out what is 240 × 5? (The answer is: 1,200). Enter the multiplicand (e.g. '240') and the multiplier (e.g. '5') and hit the button. The order of the two numbers does not matter — 240 × 5 and 5 × 240 are the same product — so either number can go on top. Fractions and mixed numbers belong to the fraction multiplication calculator, and the reverse operation is long division.
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Products of 240

MultiplicationProduct
140 × 5700
150 × 5750
160 × 5800
170 × 5850
180 × 5900
190 × 5950
200 × 51,000
210 × 51,050
220 × 51,100
230 × 51,150
240 × 51,200
250 × 51,250
260 × 51,300
270 × 51,350
280 × 51,400
290 × 51,450
300 × 51,500
310 × 51,550
320 × 51,600
330 × 51,650

FAQ

What is 240 × 5?

240 × 5 = 1,200

Is 240 × 5 the same as 5 × 240?

Yes. Multiplication is commutative, so both come to 1,200. Only the working differs: this page multiplies by 5, which gives a single partial product.

How do you check that 240 × 5 = 1,200?

Divide the product back by one of the factors: 1,200 ÷ 5 = 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 × 5?

There is only one: the multiplier 5 has a single digit, so 240 × 5 = 1,200 is written straight under the line, with no addition step.

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