Multiples

The products of a number with the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... are called the multiples of the number. For example: So, the multiples of 7 are 7, 14, 21, 28, and so on. Note: The multiples of a number are obtained by multiplying the number by each of the natural numbers. For example: multiples of 2 are 2, 4, 6, 8, … multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12, … multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16, … Example 1 Write down the first ten multiples of 5. Solution: The first ten multiples of 5 are 5, 10 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50.