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Multiplication of Negative Numbers

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Product of a negative integer and a positive integer is a positive integer.

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True

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False

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The correct option is B
False

False
Product of a negative integer and a positive integer is a negative integer i.e. $a \times (- b) = - a b$
where a and b are two positive integers.

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