What Are the Multiples of 3?
The first 10 multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30. A multiple of 3 is 3 times a whole number, so the list starts at 3 and never ends.
Method 1: Multiply by 1, 2, 3...
- 3 × 1 = 3
- 3 × 2 = 6
- 3 × 3 = 9
- 3 × 4 = 12
- 3 × 5 = 15
- 3 × 6 = 18
- 3 × 7 = 21
- 3 × 8 = 24
- 3 × 9 = 27
- 3 × 10 = 30
Method 2: Keep Adding 3
Start at 3 and add 3 each time: 3, then 3 + 3 = 6, then 6 + 3 = 9. Every multiple is the one before it plus 3.
The First 20 Multiples of 3
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60
Factors and Multiples of 3
Multiples go up from 3, while factors go down. The factors of 3 are 1, 3, and every one of them is no bigger than 3.
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