Multiples of 3497
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 3497, you could just multiply 3497 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 3497, start at 3497 and keep adding 3497 over and over: 3497, 6994, 10491, 13988, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 3497.
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 3497?
Let’s find the first 10 multiples of 3497 by multiplying:
3497
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1
=
3497
3497 * 1 = 3497
3497 ∗ 1 = 3497
3497
∗
2
=
6994
3497 * 2 = 6994
3497 ∗ 2 = 6994
3497
∗
3
=
10491
3497 * 3 = 10491
3497 ∗ 3 = 10491
3497
∗
4
=
13988
3497 * 4 = 13988
3497 ∗ 4 = 13988
3497
∗
5
=
17485
3497 * 5 = 17485
3497 ∗ 5 = 17485
3497
∗
6
=
20982
3497 * 6 = 20982
3497 ∗ 6 = 20982
3497
∗
7
=
24479
3497 * 7 = 24479
3497 ∗ 7 = 24479
3497
∗
8
=
27976
3497 * 8 = 27976
3497 ∗ 8 = 27976
3497
∗
9
=
31473
3497 * 9 = 31473
3497 ∗ 9 = 31473
3497
∗
10
=
34970
3497 * 10 = 34970
3497 ∗ 10 = 34970
So, the first 10 multiples of 3497 are: 3497, 6994, 10491, 13988, 13988, 20982, 24479, 27976, 31473 and 34970.
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 764 - The first five multiples of 764 are 764, 1528, 2292, 3056, 3820
Multiples of 121 - The first five multiples of 121 are 121, 242, 363, 484, 605
Multiples of 998 - The first five multiples of 998 are 998, 1996, 2994, 3992, 4990
Multiples of 204 - The first five multiples of 204 are 204, 408, 612, 816, 1020
Multiples of 169 - The first five multiples of 169 are 169, 338, 507, 676, 845