Long Multiplication: 98 × 5

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What is 98 × 5?

Answer

98 × 5 =
490

98 × 5 and 5 × 98 are the same product — the order of the factors never changes the answer, only the working. Below, 98 is multiplied by 5 in a column, digit by digit.

98 × 5 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.

  98
×  5
 490
98 × 5 = 490

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Multiply the multiplicand by the last digit of the multiplier, 5: 98 × 5 = 490.

  • 8 × 5 = 40. Write 0 and carry 4.
  • 9 × 5 = 45, plus the carried 4 makes 49. Write 9 and carry 4.
  • No digits are left, so the carried 4 is written in front: the partial product is 490.

98 × 5

=

490

Check It, and What It Is Not

Check by dividing back. Multiplication and division undo each other, so 490 ÷ 5 = 98 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.

98 × 5 is a number, not an area. If those are the sides of a room in feet, the answer is 490 square feet — the same arithmetic, a different question, and it is answered by the square footage calculator.

See Also

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 98 × 5? (The answer is: 490). Enter the multiplicand (e.g. '98') and the multiplier (e.g. '5') and hit the button. The order of the two numbers does not matter — 98 × 5 and 5 × 98 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.

Products of 98

FAQ

What is 98 × 5?

98 × 5 = 490

Is 98 × 5 the same as 5 × 98?

Yes. Multiplication is commutative, so both come to 490. Only the working differs: this page multiplies by 5, which gives a single partial product.

How do you check that 98 × 5 = 490?

Divide the product back by one of the factors: 490 ÷ 5 = 98 exactly, with no remainder. Multiplication and division undo each other, which is what makes this check work.

What are the partial products of 98 × 5?

There is only one: the multiplier 5 has a single digit, so 98 × 5 = 490 is written straight under the line, with no addition step.