Commutative Property for Multiplication on Integers
-5 × 3=3 ×-5=...
Question
(−5)×3=3×(−5)=(−15) which proves that integers are ___________ under multiplication.
A
Associative
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B
Distributive
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C
Commutative
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D
Closed
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Solution
The correct option is C Commutative For any two integers a and b, a x b = b x a i.e., the order of numbers does not matter . So we can say, integers satisfy the commutative property under multiplication.