The order in which two or more factors are multiplied does not affect the value of the product. That is, the multiplicands can be written in any order.
a⋅b=b⋅a
For example, multiplying 5 by 4 produces the same result as multiplying 4 by 5. In both cases, the product is 20. This property also applies to the product of more than two terms.
3⋅2⋅6✓36=2⋅6⋅3⇓=36✓
Since the Commutative Property of Multiplication is an axiom, it does not need a proof.
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