In different versions of Basic, as well as in just about any programming language, the asterisk is used for multiplication. Thus:
result = factor1 * factor2
or:
print factor1 * factor2
(Or do the multiplication anywhere else where an expression can be used.)
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When you multiply two numbers, you get the product
When you multiply two numbers, it is called the product.
The two (or more) numbers that you multiply are called factors. (The result of the multiplication is called the product.)
Two numbers that you can multiply together to get 72 are: 36 and 2.
Two numbers you could multiply to get 213 are 71 and 3.