2 Times Table

2 × 1 to 2 × 12, the tricks that make it stick, and a quick test.

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

Tricks for the 2 times table

The 2 times table is doubling: 2 × 7 is 7 + 7.

Every answer is even, and the last digits repeat 2, 4, 6, 8, 0.
If a child can add a number to itself, they already know this table.
Doubling is the building block for the 4s (double twice) and the 8s (double three times).

Practice the 2 times table

Press Enter to check. Half the questions are the twos facts kids find hardest.

Which 2s facts are hardest?

From 5,734 answers to the ×2 facts in Num Drill quizzes (2026-04 to 2026-10), 3.2% were wrong and the median answer took 2.1 seconds. The hardest were 2 × 5 (4.7% wrong), 2 × 12 (3.7% wrong), 2 × 1 (3.4% wrong).

Fact	Answered wrong	Median time
2 × 1 = 2	3.4%	1.5 s
2 × 2 = 4	3.3%	1.7 s
2 × 3 = 6	2.7%	2.1 s
2 × 4 = 8	3.1%	2.0 s
2 × 5 = 10	4.7%	2.2 s
2 × 6 = 12	3.0%	2.2 s
2 × 7 = 14	3.0%	2.4 s
2 × 8 = 16	2.9%	2.8 s
2 × 9 = 18	3.4%	2.5 s
2 × 10 = 20	1.0%	2.2 s
2 × 11 = 22	2.9%	2.0 s
2 × 12 = 24	3.7%	2.7 s

More on this in the hardest times tables.

Dividing by 2

Every fact in the 2 times table turns around into a division fact:

2 ÷ 2 = 1

4 ÷ 2 = 2

6 ÷ 2 = 3

8 ÷ 2 = 4

10 ÷ 2 = 5

12 ÷ 2 = 6

14 ÷ 2 = 7

16 ÷ 2 = 8

18 ÷ 2 = 9

20 ÷ 2 = 10

22 ÷ 2 = 11

24 ÷ 2 = 12

All twelve division tables are on the division chart.

2 times table worksheet

2 Times Table Worksheet

Grades 2–4

The ×2 table in order (×1–×12), then twelve mixed ×2 facts from memory.

Download PDF (24 problems · 46 KB)

Other times tables

See them all at once on the multiplication chart, or print every table from the multiplication worksheets.

Common questions

What is the 2 times table?

The 2 times table is the list of answers to 2 × 1 through 2 × 12: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24.

How do you learn the 2 times table fast?

Double the number: 2 × 7 = 7 + 7 = 14. Then practise a few minutes a day until each answer comes in under three seconds.

What is 2 times 12?

2 × 12 = 24.

Which 2 times table facts are hardest?

In Num Drill quiz data the hardest were 2 × 5, 2 × 12, 2 × 1.