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The 2 times table

The 2 times table is the doorway to every other table - it is simply doubling. Every fact in it is a number added to itself, so a child who can double already knows most of it. It is the first table taught in Year 2, and it never stops being useful: the 4s and 8s are built on it.

Introduced in Year 2 · tested in the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check · free, no sign-up

The full table - 2 × 1 to 2 × 12

Fact	Answer
2 × 1	2
2 × 2	4
2 × 3	6
2 × 4	8
2 × 5	10
2 × 6	12
2 × 7	14
2 × 8	16
2 × 9	18
2 × 10	20
2 × 11	22
2 × 12	24

Multiples of 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24

How to remember the 2 times table

💡 Times 2 is just doubling

2 x 7 is exactly 7 + 7. If your child can add a number to itself, they already know the whole 2 times table without memorising anything. Practise doubles first, then say them as 'two times' facts.

💡 The answer is always even

Every multiple of 2 ends in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. If an answer ends in an odd digit, it must be wrong - an instant self-check the child can do alone.

💡 Count in pairs

How many legs on 6 birds? How many socks in 8 pairs? Attaching each fact to a real pair of things fixes it far better than a page of drills. Skip-counting 2, 4, 6, 8 aloud on the way to school works too.

🎯 The facts that need extra attention

2 x 12 = 24 - the only fact beyond 20; think 12 + 12, or 10 + 10 and 2 + 2
2 x 9 = 18 and 2 x 8 = 16 get muddled when children rush - slow down and double

Practise what you have learnt

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Year 4 multiplication and division questions with instant feedback.

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All the times tables

The full 12 × 12 grid, what the MTC asks, and how to help at home.

Frequently asked questions

What are the multiples of 2 up to 24?

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 - all the even numbers. They always end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8, which makes them easy to spot.

When do children learn the 2 times table?

In Year 2, alongside the 5 and 10 times tables. The national curriculum expects children to recall and use these three tables, including the related division facts, by the end of Year 2.

What is the easiest way to teach the 2 times table?

Through doubling: show that every 'times 2' fact is the number added to itself (7 + 7). Use real pairs - socks, shoes, hands - then move to short daily practice and skip-counting in twos.