Long Multiplication: 42 × 3

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What is 42 × 3?

Answer

42 × 3 =
126

42 × 3 and 3 × 42 are the same product — the order of the factors never changes the answer, only the working. Below, 42 is multiplied by 3 in a column, digit by digit.

42 × 3 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.

  42
×  3
 126
42 × 3 = 126

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Multiply the multiplicand by the last digit of the multiplier, 3: 42 × 3 = 126.

  • 2 × 3 = 6. Write 6.
  • 4 × 3 = 12. Write 2 and carry 1.
  • No digits are left, so the carried 1 is written in front: the partial product is 126.

42 × 3

=

126

Check It, and What It Is Not

Check by dividing back. Multiplication and division undo each other, so 126 ÷ 3 = 42 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.

42 × 3 is a number, not an area. If those are the sides of a room in feet, the answer is 126 square feet — the same arithmetic, a different question, and it is answered by the square footage calculator.

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Long Multiplication Calculator

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 42 × 3? (The answer is: 126). Enter the multiplicand (e.g. '42') and the multiplier (e.g. '3') and hit the button. The order of the two numbers does not matter — 42 × 3 and 3 × 42 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 42

MultiplicationProduct
32 × 396
33 × 399
34 × 3102
35 × 3105
36 × 3108
37 × 3111
38 × 3114
39 × 3117
40 × 3120
41 × 3123
42 × 3126
43 × 3129
44 × 3132
45 × 3135
46 × 3138
47 × 3141
48 × 3144
49 × 3147
50 × 3150
51 × 3153

FAQ

What is 42 × 3?

42 × 3 = 126

Is 42 × 3 the same as 3 × 42?

Yes. Multiplication is commutative, so both come to 126. Only the working differs: this page multiplies by 3, which gives a single partial product.

How do you check that 42 × 3 = 126?

Divide the product back by one of the factors: 126 ÷ 3 = 42 exactly, with no remainder. Multiplication and division undo each other, which is what makes this check work.

What are the partial products of 42 × 3?

There is only one: the multiplier 3 has a single digit, so 42 × 3 = 126 is written straight under the line, with no addition step.

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