Column method for multiplying numbers

Numbers can be multiplied together using the column method which involves writing one number underneath the other in a similar way to column addition and subtraction.

Example

Calculate \(46 \times 35\).

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First, multiply 6 × 5 and carry the 30 to the tens column
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Then multiply 6 × 3 (= 18) and add the carried 3
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Next, place a zero in the ones column since the next step is to multiply 35 × 40
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Then multiply 4 × 5, carry 200 into the hundreds column
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Then multiply 4 × 3 (= 12) and add the carried 2
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Finally, add the results together
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The finished multiplication