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Python Program to Print the Multiplication Table of a Number

Beginner Numbers

Prints the multiplication table of a number from 1 to 10, one line per multiple, with a for loop.

A multiplication table, or times table, lists a number multiplied by 1, 2, 3 and so on, usually up to 10. The table of 7 starts 7, 14, 21 and ends at 70. It's often the first loop a learner writes: the same line printed ten times, with one number changing each time.

Program

def print_table(number):
    """Print number x 1 up to number x 10, one per line."""
    for i in range(1, 11):
        print(f"{number} x {i} = {number * i}")


print_table(7)

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Output

7 x 1 = 7
7 x 2 = 14
7 x 3 = 21
7 x 4 = 28
7 x 5 = 35
7 x 6 = 42
7 x 7 = 49
7 x 8 = 56
7 x 9 = 63
7 x 10 = 70

How it works

  1. range(1, 11) gives the numbers 1 to 10. A range stops before its end, so it needs 11 to include 10. The for loop runs once for each, with i holding the number.
  2. Each time round, the f-string puts the number, i and their product into one line, so 7 and 3 print 7 x 3 = 21.
  3. The program prints the table of 7. The function prints its own lines and returns nothing, so the call has no print() around it: that would print an extra None at the end.

Other ways to write it

With a while loop

A while loop needs its own counter: it starts at 1, and the loop adds 1 to it each time round until it passes 10.

def print_table(number):
    i = 1
    while i <= 10:
        print(f"{number} x {i} = {number * i}")
        i += 1

print_table(3)

Try it yourself

  • Print the table of 12, or of a negative number such as -4.
  • Make the table go up to 20: change the 11 in range(1, 11), or give the function a second argument for where to stop.
  • Line up the columns by giving each number a width in the f-string: f"{number} x {i:2} = {number * i:3}".
  • Call the function in a loop to print the tables of 2 to 5, one after another.

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