Multiples of 159
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 159, you could just multiply 159 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 159, start at 159 and keep adding 159 over and over: 159, 318, 477, 636, and so on. Each of these numbers is a multiple of 159.
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 159?
Let’s find the first 10 multiples of 159 by multiplying:
159
∗
1
=
159
159 * 1 = 159
159 ∗ 1 = 159
159
∗
2
=
318
159 * 2 = 318
159 ∗ 2 = 318
159
∗
3
=
477
159 * 3 = 477
159 ∗ 3 = 477
159
∗
4
=
636
159 * 4 = 636
159 ∗ 4 = 636
159
∗
5
=
795
159 * 5 = 795
159 ∗ 5 = 795
159
∗
6
=
954
159 * 6 = 954
159 ∗ 6 = 954
159
∗
7
=
1113
159 * 7 = 1113
159 ∗ 7 = 1113
159
∗
8
=
1272
159 * 8 = 1272
159 ∗ 8 = 1272
159
∗
9
=
1431
159 * 9 = 1431
159 ∗ 9 = 1431
159
∗
10
=
1590
159 * 10 = 1590
159 ∗ 10 = 1590
So, the first 10 multiples of 159 are: 159, 318, 477, 636, 636, 954, 1113, 1272, 1431 and 1590.
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 523 - The first five multiples of 523 are 523, 1046, 1569, 2092, 2615
Multiples of 873 - The first five multiples of 873 are 873, 1746, 2619, 3492, 4365
Multiples of 360 - The first five multiples of 360 are 360, 720, 1080, 1440, 1800
Multiples of 898 - The first five multiples of 898 are 898, 1796, 2694, 3592, 4490
Multiples of 594 - The first five multiples of 594 are 594, 1188, 1782, 2376, 2970