Long Multiplication: 87 × 3

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Multiplicand (number to be multiplied)

Multiplier (number to multiply by)

What is 87 × 3?

Answer

87 × 3 = 261

87 × 3 and 3 × 87 are the same product — the order of the factors never changes the answer, only the working. Below, 87 is multiplied by 3 in a column, digit by digit.

87 × 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.

  87
×  3
 261
87 × 3 = 261

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Multiply the multiplicand by the last digit of the multiplier, 3: 87 × 3 = 261.

  • 7 × 3 = 21. Write 1 and carry 2.
  • 8 × 3 = 24, plus the carried 2 makes 26. Write 6 and carry 2.
  • No digits are left, so the carried 2 is written in front: the partial product is 261.

87 × 3

=

261

Check It, and What It Is Not

Check by dividing back. Multiplication and division undo each other, so 261 ÷ 3 = 87 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.

87 × 3 is a number, not an area. If those are the sides of a room in feet, the answer is 261 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 87 × 3? (The answer is: 261). Enter the multiplicand (e.g. '87') and the multiplier (e.g. '3') and hit the button. The order of the two numbers does not matter — 87 × 3 and 3 × 87 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 87 × 3?

87 × 3 = 261

Is 87 × 3 the same as 3 × 87?

Yes. Multiplication is commutative, so both come to 261. Only the working differs: this page multiplies by 3, which gives a single partial product.

How do you check that 87 × 3 = 261?

Divide the product back by one of the factors: 261 ÷ 3 = 87 exactly, with no remainder. Multiplication and division undo each other, which is what makes this check work.

What are the partial products of 87 × 3?

There is only one: the multiplier 3 has a single digit, so 87 × 3 = 261 is written straight under the line, with no addition step.

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