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If you are multiplying negative numbers, an odd number of factors will have a negative product. An even number of factors will have a positive product.

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Will a problem with a even number of negative factors have a negative product or positive product?

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Is the product of twenty-one negative integers is negative?

Yes. The product of an odd number (21, in this case) of negative factors will be negative; if the number of negative factors is even, the product will be positive.


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What is the sign of the product of an odd number of negative factors?

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Does the number of positive factors affect the sign of a product?

No, only the number of negative factors affect its sign.


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Is the product of a negative and a positive number depend on which number is larger before you multiply them?

No. The product of a negative number and a positive number is always negative.


What determines the sign of a product?

The sign of the factors. These are the rules: * If there is a zero factor, the product is zero. * If there is an even number of negative factors (two, four, six, etc. odd factors), the product is positive. * If there is an odd number of negative factors (one, three, five, etc. odd factors), the productd is negative.


What is a negitaive times a positive?

A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.


Why is the product positive when there is an even number of negative factors?

Due to the sign rules for multiplication, if you multiply several negative numbers, you'll get a result that is alternately negative, positive, negative, positive, etc.