Common Multiplication
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In mathematics, multiplication is an arithmetic operation. The result of multiplying is the product. If one of the numbers is a whole number, multiplication is the repeated sum of that number. For example, . The inverse of multiplication is division.
To multiply fractions, the numerators and denominators are multiplied: .
Properties
- Commutative property:
- Associative property:
- Distributive property:
- Identity property: and
- Any number, except zero, multiplied by its reciprocal is equal to 1: