Question

Write the first five multiples of the following number: 23.

Answer 1

Hint: We first need to understand what is being asked in the question. Since, nothing is specified, we will have to list the first five positive multiples of 23. So, we should multiply the number 23 by the first five positive integers and we will get the first five multiples of 23.

Complete step by step solution:
We know that for any number n, all those numbers that are perfectly divisible by n, are called a multiple of n. In other words, we can also say that a multiple of any number n is obtained when that number Is multiplied by an integer.
Let us take an example, and write down the multiples of 2. We know that we need to multiply 2 with an integer to get the multiple. So, we can clearly say that …, -8, -6, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, … are multiples of 2.
We know that in this question, we need to find the first five multiples of the number 23.
Here, we first need to understand what is asked in the question. We know that the multiples of any number can be either positive or negative and there are an infinite number of multiples possible for any given number.
So, we must understand that by the first five multiples, we are being asked about the first five positive multiples of 23.
So, to obtain the first five positive multiples of 23, we need to multiply the number 23 by the first five positive integers, which are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Thus, the first five multiples of 23 are $23\times 1,\text{ }23\times 2,\text{ }23\times 3,\text{ }23\times 4\text{ and }23\times 5$.

Hence, the first five multiples of 23 are 23, 46, 69, 92 and 115.

Note:
We must remember that multiples of any number can be both positive or negative, and must not forget about the negative ones. Even 0 is a multiple of any number n. But we need to understand clearly what is being asked in the question. Since, nothing is mentioned, it means that we need to list the first five positive multiples.