Long Multiplication: 720 × 3

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What is 720 × 3?

Answer

720 × 3 =
2,160

720 × 3 and 3 × 720 are the same product — the order of the factors never changes the answer, only the working. Below, 720 is multiplied by 3 in a column, digit by digit.

720 × 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.

  720
×   3
 2160
720 × 3 = 2,160

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Multiply the multiplicand by the last digit of the multiplier, 3: 720 × 3 = 2,160.

  • 0 × 3 = 0. Write 0.
  • 2 × 3 = 6. Write 6.
  • 7 × 3 = 21. Write 1 and carry 2.
  • No digits are left, so the carried 2 is written in front: the partial product is 2,160.

720 × 3

=

2,160

Check It, and What It Is Not

Check by dividing back. Multiplication and division undo each other, so 2,160 ÷ 3 = 720 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.

720 × 3 is a number, not an area. If those are the sides of a room in feet, the answer is 2,160 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 720 × 3? (The answer is: 2,160). Enter the multiplicand (e.g. '720') and the multiplier (e.g. '3') and hit the button. The order of the two numbers does not matter — 720 × 3 and 3 × 720 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 720

MultiplicationProduct
620 × 31,860
630 × 31,890
640 × 31,920
650 × 31,950
660 × 31,980
670 × 32,010
680 × 32,040
690 × 32,070
700 × 32,100
710 × 32,130
720 × 32,160
730 × 32,190
740 × 32,220
750 × 32,250
760 × 32,280
770 × 32,310
780 × 32,340
790 × 32,370
800 × 32,400
810 × 32,430

FAQ

What is 720 × 3?

720 × 3 = 2,160

Is 720 × 3 the same as 3 × 720?

Yes. Multiplication is commutative, so both come to 2,160. Only the working differs: this page multiplies by 3, which gives a single partial product.

How do you check that 720 × 3 = 2,160?

Divide the product back by one of the factors: 2,160 ÷ 3 = 720 exactly, with no remainder. Multiplication and division undo each other, which is what makes this check work.

What are the partial products of 720 × 3?

There is only one: the multiplier 3 has a single digit, so 720 × 3 = 2,160 is written straight under the line, with no addition step.

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