Multiples of 1987
Methods
Methods for Finding Multiples:
The most common way to find multiples is to use multiplication. Multiplication of whole numbers always results in multiples of the numbers being multiplied. To find the first few multiples of 1987, you could just multiply 1987 by 1, then 2, then 3, and so on, until you have as many multiples as you would like. This is shown in the next section.
For younger students that don’t know how to multiply yet, the same result can be found just by counting, or skip-counting. To find multiples of any number, just add the number to itself multiple times. For instance, if you want to find the multiples of 1987, start at 1987 and keep adding 1987 over and over: 1987, 3974, 5961, 7948, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 1987.
There are an endless number of multiples! You can keep using either of these methods to find as many multiples as you would like.
What are the Multiples of 1987?
Let’s find the first 10 multiples of 1987 by multiplying:
1987
∗
1
=
1987
1987 * 1 = 1987
1987 ∗ 1 = 1987
1987
∗
2
=
3974
1987 * 2 = 3974
1987 ∗ 2 = 3974
1987
∗
3
=
5961
1987 * 3 = 5961
1987 ∗ 3 = 5961
1987
∗
4
=
7948
1987 * 4 = 7948
1987 ∗ 4 = 7948
1987
∗
5
=
9935
1987 * 5 = 9935
1987 ∗ 5 = 9935
1987
∗
6
=
11922
1987 * 6 = 11922
1987 ∗ 6 = 11922
1987
∗
7
=
13909
1987 * 7 = 13909
1987 ∗ 7 = 13909
1987
∗
8
=
15896
1987 * 8 = 15896
1987 ∗ 8 = 15896
1987
∗
9
=
17883
1987 * 9 = 17883
1987 ∗ 9 = 17883
1987
∗
10
=
19870
1987 * 10 = 19870
1987 ∗ 10 = 19870
So, the first 10 multiples of 1987 are: 1987, 3974, 5961, 7948, 7948, 11922, 13909, 15896, 17883 and 19870.
Interesting Facts about Multiples
• The primary multiple of any number is itself.
• The result of any multiplication of whole numbers is a multiple of all the numbers being multiplied together. As such, every multiple is also a multiple of another number.
• Every multiple of even numbers will also be even.
• The successive multiples of odd numbers alternate between odd and even numbers.
• You can also find negative multiples of a number by multiplying by negative numbers.
Find The Multiples of Other Numbers
Finding multiples of any number can be done using the same methods as outlined above. You can see how this can be done with specific numbers, like the ones below, by clicking on the any of the links below:
Multiples of 736 - The first five multiples of 736 are 736, 1472, 2208, 2944, 3680
Multiples of 448 - The first five multiples of 448 are 448, 896, 1344, 1792, 2240
Multiples of 890 - The first five multiples of 890 are 890, 1780, 2670, 3560, 4450
Multiples of 55 - The first five multiples of 55 are 55, 110, 165, 220, 275
Multiples of 868 - The first five multiples of 868 are 868, 1736, 2604, 3472, 4340