Long Multiplication: 71 × 2

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Multiplier (number to multiply by)

What is 71 × 2?

Answer

71 × 2 = 142

71 × 2 and 2 × 71 are the same product — the order of the factors never changes the answer, only the working. Below, 71 is multiplied by 2 in a column, digit by digit.

71 × 2 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.

  71
×  2
 142
71 × 2 = 142

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Multiply the multiplicand by the last digit of the multiplier, 2: 71 × 2 = 142.

  • 1 × 2 = 2. Write 2.
  • 7 × 2 = 14. Write 4 and carry 1.
  • No digits are left, so the carried 1 is written in front: the partial product is 142.

71 × 2

=

142

Check It, and What It Is Not

Check by dividing back. Multiplication and division undo each other, so 142 ÷ 2 = 71 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.

71 × 2 is a number, not an area. If those are the sides of a room in feet, the answer is 142 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 71 × 2? (The answer is: 142). Enter the multiplicand (e.g. '71') and the multiplier (e.g. '2') and hit the button. The order of the two numbers does not matter — 71 × 2 and 2 × 71 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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FAQ

What is 71 × 2?

71 × 2 = 142

Is 71 × 2 the same as 2 × 71?

Yes. Multiplication is commutative, so both come to 142. Only the working differs: this page multiplies by 2, which gives a single partial product.

How do you check that 71 × 2 = 142?

Divide the product back by one of the factors: 142 ÷ 2 = 71 exactly, with no remainder. Multiplication and division undo each other, which is what makes this check work.

What are the partial products of 71 × 2?

There is only one: the multiplier 2 has a single digit, so 71 × 2 = 142 is written straight under the line, with no addition step.

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