No. But multiplication is distributive over addition.
This means that for any numbers A, B, and C
A x (B + C) = (A x B) + (A x C).
If addition were distributive over multiplication, that would mean that
A + (B x C) = (A + B) x (A + C)
which is not true.
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The distributive property of multiplication over addition states that a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c
The distributive property of multiplication OVER addition (or subtraction) states that a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c Thus, multiplication can be "distributed" over the numbers that are inside the brackets.
The distributive property of multiplication over addition.
The distributive property OF MULTIPLICATION over addition is a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c for any numbers a, b and c.
Numbers do not have a distributive property. The distributive property is an attribute of one arithmetical operation over another. The main example is the distributive property of multiplication over addition.