Multiples of 1988
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 1988, you could just multiply 1988 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 1988, start at 1988 and keep adding 1988 over and over: 1988, 3976, 5964, 7952, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 1988.
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 1988?
Let’s find the first 10 multiples of 1988 by multiplying:
1988
∗
1
=
1988
1988 * 1 = 1988
1988 ∗ 1 = 1988
1988
∗
2
=
3976
1988 * 2 = 3976
1988 ∗ 2 = 3976
1988
∗
3
=
5964
1988 * 3 = 5964
1988 ∗ 3 = 5964
1988
∗
4
=
7952
1988 * 4 = 7952
1988 ∗ 4 = 7952
1988
∗
5
=
9940
1988 * 5 = 9940
1988 ∗ 5 = 9940
1988
∗
6
=
11928
1988 * 6 = 11928
1988 ∗ 6 = 11928
1988
∗
7
=
13916
1988 * 7 = 13916
1988 ∗ 7 = 13916
1988
∗
8
=
15904
1988 * 8 = 15904
1988 ∗ 8 = 15904
1988
∗
9
=
17892
1988 * 9 = 17892
1988 ∗ 9 = 17892
1988
∗
10
=
19880
1988 * 10 = 19880
1988 ∗ 10 = 19880
So, the first 10 multiples of 1988 are: 1988, 3976, 5964, 7952, 7952, 11928, 13916, 15904, 17892 and 19880.
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 710 - The first five multiples of 710 are 710, 1420, 2130, 2840, 3550
Multiples of 424 - The first five multiples of 424 are 424, 848, 1272, 1696, 2120
Multiples of 853 - The first five multiples of 853 are 853, 1706, 2559, 3412, 4265
Multiples of 409 - The first five multiples of 409 are 409, 818, 1227, 1636, 2045
Multiples of 503 - The first five multiples of 503 are 503, 1006, 1509, 2012, 2515