multiplication-properties

Commutative

• Numbers can be multiplied in any order and yields the same product.

Associative

• Numbers can be multiplied in groups of any order, as with parentheses, and yields the same product.

Identity

• If you multiply one to any number, n, it yields a product of n.

Zero product

• If you multiply any number by zero, it yields a product of zero.

Distributive

• The product of a sum or difference equals the sum or difference of the product.