No. Zero is the identity element of addition. One is the identity element of multiplication. That means that adding zero, or multiplying by one, doesn't change the number.
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In mathematics, identity is a transformation that leaves an object unchanged. In addition and subtraction, the identity element is zero. Adding or subtracting zero to or from a number will leave the original number. In multiplication and division, the identity element is one. Multiplying or dividing a number by one will leave the original number.
Identity property of addition states that the sum of zero and any number or variable is the number or variable itself. Identity property of multiplication states that the product of 1 and any number or variable is the number or variable itself.
The Identity Property of Multiplication means multiplying a number by 1 will equal that number. The value will not change.
One is the multiplicative identity or the identity of/for multiplication.
The identity property of multiplication is sometimes called the one property of multiplication because it involves the number one. Any number times one equals the original number.