Long Multiplication: 480 × 3

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Multiplicand (number to be multiplied)

Multiplier (number to multiply by)

What is 480 × 3?

Answer

480 × 3 = 1,440

480 × 3 and 3 × 480 are the same product — the order of the factors never changes the answer, only the working. Below, 480 is multiplied by 3 in a column, digit by digit.

480 × 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.

  480
×   3
 1440
480 × 3 = 1,440

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Multiply the multiplicand by the last digit of the multiplier, 3: 480 × 3 = 1,440.

  • 0 × 3 = 0. Write 0.
  • 8 × 3 = 24. Write 4 and carry 2.
  • 4 × 3 = 12, plus the carried 2 makes 14. Write 4 and carry 1.
  • No digits are left, so the carried 1 is written in front: the partial product is 1,440.

480 × 3

=

1,440

Check It, and What It Is Not

Check by dividing back. Multiplication and division undo each other, so 1,440 ÷ 3 = 480 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.

480 × 3 is a number, not an area. If those are the sides of a room in feet, the answer is 1,440 square feet — the same arithmetic, a different question, and it is answered by the square footage calculator.

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About "Long Multiplication Calculator" 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 480 × 3? (The answer is: 1,440). Enter the multiplicand (e.g. '480') and the multiplier (e.g. '3') and hit the button. The order of the two numbers does not matter — 480 × 3 and 3 × 480 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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Multiplicand (number to be multiplied)

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Products of 480

MultiplicationProduct
380 × 31,140
390 × 31,170
400 × 31,200
410 × 31,230
420 × 31,260
430 × 31,290
440 × 31,320
450 × 31,350
460 × 31,380
470 × 31,410
480 × 31,440
490 × 31,470
500 × 31,500
510 × 31,530
520 × 31,560
530 × 31,590
540 × 31,620
550 × 31,650
560 × 31,680
570 × 31,710

FAQ

What is 480 × 3?

480 × 3 = 1,440

Is 480 × 3 the same as 3 × 480?

Yes. Multiplication is commutative, so both come to 1,440. Only the working differs: this page multiplies by 3, which gives a single partial product.

How do you check that 480 × 3 = 1,440?

Divide the product back by one of the factors: 1,440 ÷ 3 = 480 exactly, with no remainder. Multiplication and division undo each other, which is what makes this check work.

What are the partial products of 480 × 3?

There is only one: the multiplier 3 has a single digit, so 480 × 3 = 1,440 is written straight under the line, with no addition step.

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