Long Multiplication: 800 × 2

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Multiplicand (number to be multiplied)
Multiplier (number to multiply by)

What is 800 × 2?

Answer

800 × 2 =
1,600

800 × 2 and 2 × 800 are the same product — the order of the factors never changes the answer, only the working. Below, 800 is multiplied by 2 in a column, digit by digit.

800 × 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.

  800
×   2
 1600
800 × 2 = 1,600

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Multiply the multiplicand by the last digit of the multiplier, 2: 800 × 2 = 1,600.

  • 0 × 2 = 0. Write 0.
  • 0 × 2 = 0. Write 0.
  • 8 × 2 = 16. Write 6 and carry 1.
  • No digits are left, so the carried 1 is written in front: the partial product is 1,600.

800 × 2

=

1,600

Check It, and What It Is Not

Check by dividing back. Multiplication and division undo each other, so 1,600 ÷ 2 = 800 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.

800 × 2 is a number, not an area. If those are the sides of a room in feet, the answer is 1,600 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 800 × 2? (The answer is: 1,600). Enter the multiplicand (e.g. '800') and the multiplier (e.g. '2') and hit the button. The order of the two numbers does not matter — 800 × 2 and 2 × 800 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 800

MultiplicationProduct
700 × 21,400
710 × 21,420
720 × 21,440
730 × 21,460
740 × 21,480
750 × 21,500
760 × 21,520
770 × 21,540
780 × 21,560
790 × 21,580
800 × 21,600
810 × 21,620
820 × 21,640
830 × 21,660
840 × 21,680
850 × 21,700
860 × 21,720
870 × 21,740
880 × 21,760
890 × 21,780

FAQ

What is 800 × 2?

800 × 2 = 1,600

Is 800 × 2 the same as 2 × 800?

Yes. Multiplication is commutative, so both come to 1,600. Only the working differs: this page multiplies by 2, which gives a single partial product.

How do you check that 800 × 2 = 1,600?

Divide the product back by one of the factors: 1,600 ÷ 2 = 800 exactly, with no remainder. Multiplication and division undo each other, which is what makes this check work.

What are the partial products of 800 × 2?

There is only one: the multiplier 2 has a single digit, so 800 × 2 = 1,600 is written straight under the line, with no addition step.

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