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1 times table

The 1 times table is the one table nobody has to memorise. Multiplying by 1 leaves a number exactly as it was, so 1 × 7 is 7 and 1 × 12 is 12. It is worth five minutes anyway, because understanding *why* it works is the first real idea in multiplication.

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The 1 times table

  • 1 1 1
  • 1 2 2
  • 1 3 3
  • 1 4 4
  • 1 5 5
  • 1 6 6
  • 1 7 7
  • 1 8 8
  • 1 9 9
  • 1 10 10
  • 1 11 11
  • 1 12 12

One times any number is that number. Multiplying by 1 means "one group of" — one group of nine is just nine.

The six-step plan

Work down the steps in order. Each one asks a bit more of you than the last, and the medals stay on this device so you can pick up where you left off.

Your progress

0 of 6 steps done

Say the whole table out loud twice, then once more without looking. Hearing yourself say it is what makes it stick.

Type the answers from 1 × 1 down to 1 × 12. In order is the easy version — you can lean on the one above.

Drag each answer onto its question. Tap an answer and then a question if you would rather not drag.

Same twelve facts, jumbled up. This is where you find out which ones you actually know.

Pick the right answer before the bar runs out. Speed matters here — a fact you know takes under three seconds.

Twelve questions, no clues, one minute. Get them all right and the 1 times table is yours.

Games for the 1 times table

Every game below is set to the 1 times table already. Change the tables inside the game whenever you want a bigger challenge.

Quick Practice

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Straight questions, no clock, no pressure.

True or False

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Is the answer right, or not?

Mixed Practice

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Every kind of question, all shuffled together.

Test Mode

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A graded quiz, marked at the end.

Speed Test

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How many can you answer before the clock stops?

1 Minute Test

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Sixty seconds. How far can you get?
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Tricks for the 1 times table

The answer is already in the question

Whatever number you see, that is the answer. 1 × 8 = 8. There is nothing to work out and nothing to remember.

It works both ways round

8 × 1 is the same as 1 × 8. Multiplication does not care which number comes first, and the 1 times table is the easiest place to see that.

Why mathematicians call 1 special

1 is the identity for multiplication — the number that changes nothing. Adding 0 does the same job for addition. Spotting that pattern early makes algebra easier later on.

1 times table word problems

Knowing 1 × 7 is one thing; spotting that a question needs 1 × 7 is another. Work these out on paper first, then check.

One sticker each

Every child in a group of nine gets one sticker. How many stickers is that?

Show the working
1 sticker × 9 children = 9 9 stickers.

One wheel per unicycle

A circus has 7 unicycles. Each one has a single wheel. How many wheels?

Show the working
1 wheel × 7 unicycles = 7 7 wheels.

A page a day

You read one page of a book every day for 12 days. How many pages have you read?

Show the working
1 page × 12 days = 12 12 pages.

1 times table chart

Print this chart and put it somewhere it will be seen — on the fridge, inside a pencil case, above a desk. A chart that is glanced at ten times a day beats one that is studied once.

Multiplication chart
1 × 1 1
1 × 2 2
1 × 3 3
1 × 4 4
1 × 5 5
1 × 6 6
1 × 7 7
1 × 8 8
1 × 9 9
1 × 10 10
1 × 11 11
1 × 12 12

Print the 1 times table worksheets

Five ready-made worksheets for the 1 times table, with answer keys, plus a generator if you want to choose the question types yourself.

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Questions about the 1 times table

What is the 1 times table?
1 × 1 = 1, 1 × 2 = 2, 1 × 3 = 3, 1 × 4 = 4, 1 × 5 = 5, 1 × 6 = 6, 1 × 7 = 7, 1 × 8 = 8, 1 × 9 = 9, 1 × 10 = 10, 1 × 11 = 11, 1 × 12 = 12. Every answer is the same as the number being multiplied.
Why is anything multiplied by 1 itself?
Because multiplying by 1 means taking one group of that number. One group of six is six. Nothing is added and nothing is taken away, so the number comes out unchanged.
Do children still need to practise the 1 times table?
Only briefly. Spend a few minutes making sure the idea is understood rather than drilling the facts, then move straight on to the 2 and 10 times tables.

Learn the other times tables

Twelve tables, and you already know more of them than you think. Every fact you learn here shows up in another table too.

These go well with the 1 times table

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1 1 times table 2 2 times table 3 3 times table 4 4 times table 5 5 times table 6 6 times table 7 7 times table 8 8 times table 9 9 times table 10 10 times table 11 11 times table 12 12 times table
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