What is 2 × 2?

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What is 2 × 2?

Answer

2 × 2 = 4

2 × 2 = 4 — one of the 45 multiplication facts that the times tables hold. Below: the addition behind it, the division that undoes it and the row it sits in.

Where the Answer Comes From

Multiplying is adding the same number over and over: 2 × 2 is 2 lots of 2.

2 + 2 = 4

The Divisions That Undo It

Division undoes multiplication, so this fact gives one division back — both factors are the same number.

Where It Sits in the Tables

A square sits on the diagonal of the grid: it appears once, in the 2 times table, rather than twice like the other facts.

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Multiplying two single digits is repeated addition written short: 2 × 2 is 2 lots of 2. Enter two numbers from 1 to 9 (e.g. '2' and '2') to get the product, how it is built, the division that undoes it and the table row it belongs to.

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The 2 times table row

MultiplicationProduct
2 × 12
2 × 24
2 × 36
2 × 48
2 × 510
2 × 612
2 × 714
2 × 816
2 × 918

FAQ

What is 2 × 2?

2 × 2 = 4

What divided by what gives 4?

4 ÷ 2 = 2. Division undoes multiplication, and a square has only this one division to undo it — both factors are the same number.