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The product of any two integers is a positive integer?
No, if a negative integer is multiplied by a positive integer, the product is negative. However, if both of the integers are either positive or negative, the product is positive.
What is the product of greatest negative integer and smallest positive integer?
The smallest positive integer is 1. 1 is the multiplicative identity; ie anything times 1 is itself. The greatest negative integer is the most positive negative integer which is -1. Therefore the product of the greatest negative integer and the smallest positive integer is the greatest negative integer which is -1.
Is the product of a negative and a positive integer always negative?
Yes.
Why does the product of an integer multiplied by itself cannot be negative?
There are just three possible cases: Positive integer: positive x positive = positive. Negative integer: negative x negative = positive. Zero: zero x zero = zero.
Is the product of a negative integer and its opposite negative?
Negative times positive equals negative.
Is the product of a negative and positive integer a negative?
Yes. The product of a negative integer and a positive integer is a negative integer.
The product of any two integers is a positive integer?
No, if a negative integer is multiplied by a positive integer, the product is negative. However, if both of the integers are either positive or negative, the product is positive.
What can you say about the product of a negative integer and a positive integer?
negative integer
What is the product of a negative integer and a negative integer?
A negative integer multiplied by a negative integer is always a positive integer product. -x * -y = xy
What is the product of a positive integer and a negative integer is always?
Negative
What is the product of a positive integer and negative integer?
always a negative
What is the product of a negative integer and a positive integer?
always a negative
Is the product of a negative integer and a positive integer always positive?
No
What is the product of greatest negative integer and smallest positive integer?
The smallest positive integer is 1. 1 is the multiplicative identity; ie anything times 1 is itself. The greatest negative integer is the most positive negative integer which is -1. Therefore the product of the greatest negative integer and the smallest positive integer is the greatest negative integer which is -1.
What is the product of a negative integer and a negative integer and a negative integer and a negative integer?
It is positive as for example: -2*-2*-2*-2 = 16
What can you say about the product of an integer and a positive integer?
-- The product is an integer. -- If the original two integers are both positive, then the product is positive. -- If the original two integers have different signs, then the product is negative.
What is the product of five negative integer?
positive
