multiplication Components Operators × the operator for multiplication is $×$ Operands factor in the equation $a × b = c$ $a$ and $b$ are factors multiplier in the equation $a × b = c$ $a$ is the multiplier multiplicand in the equation $a × b = c$ $b$ is the multiplicand Values product in the equation $a × b = c$ $c$ is the product Mathematical Implementations Iterated binary operator Π notation Coefficients Properties of multiplication Associativity Commutativity Distributivity multiplicative identiity Applications Wages