Division Table Generator: Division Facts 1-10, Tips and Quiz

The tool above builds division tables for any range: divisors from 1 to 100 and quotients from 1 to 20, in three display modes: Grid View, List View and an Interactive Table where you flip each cell to check yourself. Press Practice Mode for a quick scored and timed quiz with questions taken from exactly the range you chose.

The lesson below follows the way primary textbooks introduce division: explore a real situation, write down what to remember, then practise and apply it. A 10-question quiz at the end lets you check yourself.

🛠️ How to use the division table tool

1. Enter Start Table and End Table: the divisors you want, for example 2 to 9, or 2 to 12.
2. Enter Quotient From and Quotient To, usually 1 to 10 or 1 to 12. Every fact in the table divides exactly.
3. Choose a display mode and press Generate Table. Standard (1-10) builds the 1 to 10 chart in one click.
4. In the Interactive Table, use the arrow keys to move, Enter to flip a cell, Space to show or hide all, and Esc to hide everything again.
5. In Practice Mode, type your answer and press Enter to check it, or press Esc to skip the question.
6. Use Copy Solution or Print Solution to print a practice sheet.

🔎 Explore: what is division?

Situation: Mia has 12 oranges. She shares them equally among 3 plates. How many oranges are on each plate?

Each plate has 4 oranges. We write the division:

We read it as twelve divided by three equals four. The sign ÷ is the division sign.

Then Leo asks: “If we put 4 oranges on each plate, how many plates do we need for 12 oranges?” That is also a division: 12 ÷ 4 = 3, so we need 3 plates.

Division as repeated subtraction

Take 4 away from 12 again and again until nothing is left: 12 − 4 − 4 − 4 = 0. We subtracted 3 times, so 12 ÷ 4 = 3. On a number line, that is 3 backward jumps of 4.

🏷️ Dividend, divisor and quotient

Each number in the division 12 ÷ 3 = 4 has its own name:

• 12 is the dividend: the amount being shared.
• 3 is the divisor: the number we divide by.
• 4 is the quotient: the answer.

Tip: The divisor can never be 0. In a division table, the divisor is the “table number”: the 7 division table always divides by 7.

🔗 How multiplication and division are linked

Twelve dots are arranged in 3 rows of 4.

• 3 rows of 4 dots: 3 × 4 = 12.
• 12 dots shared into 3 rows gives 12 ÷ 3 = 4 dots per row.
• 12 dots in rows of 4 gives 12 ÷ 4 = 3 rows.

That is why knowing the times tables is the key to the division tables. If they are still shaky, practise with the Multiplication Table Generator first, then come back to division.

📝 Building a division table from a times table

Divide each product in the 2 times table by 2 and you get the 2 division table:

What we notice in the 2 division table:

• The dividends count up in twos: 2, 4, 6, …, 20.
• The divisor is always 2.
• The quotients are 1 to 10.

Every other division table is built the same way. In general, for the n division table:

📊 Division chart from 2 to 9

Each column is one division table. Reading down a column, the dividend grows by the divisor and the quotient grows by 1. In the ÷ 8 column, row 7 shows 56 ÷ 8 = 7.

💡 Rules worth remembering

• Any number divided by 1 is itself: 7 ÷ 1 = 7.
• Any non-zero number divided by itself is 1: 9 ÷ 9 = 1.
• 0 divided by any non-zero number is 0: 0 ÷ 5 = 0.
• You cannot divide by 0.
• Dividing a multiple of 10 by 10: drop the final zero: 70 ÷ 10 = 7.

🎯 Tips to learn division facts fast

1. Think multiplication

For 42 ÷ 6, ask yourself: “6 times what makes 42?”. Since 6 × 7 = 42, 42 ÷ 6 = 7. This works for every table and is the most important strategy.

2. Dividing by 2 means halving

Example: 16 ÷ 2 = 8 because half of 16 is 8.

3. Dividing by 4 or 8: keep halving

Dividing by 4 is halving twice; dividing by 8 is halving three times. Examples: 32 ÷ 4: 32 → 16 → 8; 48 ÷ 8: 48 → 24 → 12 → 6.

4. Dividing by 5: double, then divide by 10

Dividends in the 5 table always end in 0 or 5. Example: 35 ÷ 5: double 35 to get 70, and 70 ÷ 10 = 7.

5. Dividing by 9: tens digit plus one

In the 9 division table, the quotient is the tens digit of the dividend plus 1. Example: 63 ÷ 9: the tens digit is 6, 6 + 1 = 7, so 63 ÷ 9 = 7. Check: 7 × 9 = 63.

6. Dividing by 6: divide by 2, then by 3

Example: 54 ÷ 6: 54 ÷ 2 = 27, 27 ÷ 3 = 9, so 54 ÷ 6 = 9.

7. Practise a little every day

Spend 10–15 minutes a day: flip cards in the Interactive Table, then do one round of Practice Mode. Questions you get wrong are not asked again in that round, so write them down and review them separately.

✏️ Practice

Exercise 1. Mental maths.

• a) 18 ÷ 3    24 ÷ 4    35 ÷ 7
• b) 48 ÷ 6    63 ÷ 7    72 ÷ 9

Answers: a) 6; 6; 5.   b) 8; 9; 8.

Exercise 2. Find the missing number.

• a) ? ÷ 4 = 6
• b) 28 ÷ ? = 7
• c) ? × 5 = 40

Answers: a) 6 × 4 = 24, so the missing number is 24.   b) 28 ÷ 7 = 4, so it is 4.   c) 40 ÷ 5 = 8, so it is 8.

Exercise 3. 35 pupils line up equally in 5 rows. How many pupils are in each row?

Exercise 4. 18 children play a game in teams of 3. How many teams are there?

Tip: Exercise 3 is sharing (we know the number of rows and find how many in each); Exercise 4 is grouping (we know the team size and find the number of teams). Both are solved by division.

🚀 Division in everyday life

• 🍬 Sharing treats: 40 sweets shared among 8 friends gives each friend 40 ÷ 8 = 5.
• 🛒 Unit price: 4 notebooks cost $28, so one notebook costs 28 ÷ 4 = $7.
• 📅 Time: a week has 7 days, so 28 days is 28 ÷ 7 = 4 weeks.
• 🚌 Transport: 45 pupils on a trip, 9 per minibus, need 45 ÷ 9 = 5 minibuses.
• 🥚 Packing: 30 eggs in boxes of 6 fill 30 ÷ 6 = 5 boxes.

🎓 Division facts in the school curriculum

United States

• Grade 2: equal shares and arrays prepare the idea of division.
• Grade 3: the Common Core standard asks pupils to fluently multiply and divide within 100, using the link between multiplication and division.
• Grades 4-5: long division, remainders and dividing multi-digit numbers.

United Kingdom

• Year 2: multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 tables.
• Year 3: the 3, 4 and 8 tables, including their division facts.
• Year 4: all multiplication and division facts up to 12 × 12.

🧮 Division table quiz

Pick one of the four answers A, B, C or D. The explanation appears right below the question.

❓ Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

What is a division table?

A division table lists the basic exact division facts. It is built from a times table by dividing each product by one of its factors. For example, the 2 division table is 2 ÷ 2 = 1, 4 ÷ 2 = 2, …, 20 ÷ 2 = 10. Each table has a fixed divisor and quotients from 1 to 10.

When do children learn division facts?

• United States: equal sharing starts in Grade 2, and the Grade 3 Common Core standard expects pupils to fluently multiply and divide within 100.
• England: Year 2 covers the 2, 5 and 10 tables, Year 3 the 3, 4 and 8 tables, and by Year 4 pupils should know all multiplication and division facts up to 12 × 12.

What is the fastest way to learn the division tables?

Learn the times tables first, because every division undoes a multiplication: for 42 ÷ 6, ask “6 times what makes 42?”. Useful shortcuts:

• Dividing by 2 is halving.
• Dividing by 4 or 8 is halving repeatedly.
• Dividing by 5 is doubling, then dividing by 10.
• In the 9 table, the quotient is the tens digit plus 1.

Practise 10–15 minutes a day with the Interactive Table and Practice Mode of the tool on this page.

Why can’t you divide by zero?

Division undoes multiplication: 6 ÷ 2 = 3 because 3 × 2 = 6. For 6 ÷ 0 we would need a number that gives 6 when multiplied by 0, but anything times 0 is 0, so no such number exists. That is why division by zero is undefined. On the other hand, 0 divided by any non-zero number is 0, for example 0 ÷ 5 = 0.

What is the difference between exact division and division with a remainder?

An exact division leaves nothing over, for example 20 ÷ 4 = 5. A division with a remainder leaves a leftover smaller than the divisor, for example 22 ÷ 4 = 5 remainder 2, because 5 × 4 + 2 = 22. Every fact in a division table is exact; remainders come next, once the tables are secure.