(iv) when the number of negative integers in a product is odd the product is negative.

(v) when the number of negative integers in a product is even the product is positive.

Negative of a negative integer

What is the product of first five negative negative integers ? So , what will be the product of first six negative integers ?

Which of the following statements are true and which are false ? (i) The product of a positive integer and a negative integer is negative. (ii) The product of two negative integers is a negative integer. (iii) The product of three negative integers is a negative integer. (iv) Every integer when multiplied with - 1 gives its multiplicative inverse.

Compare the sign of the product of two negative integers with the sign of the sum of two negative integers.

Let us write a negative integer which is the sum of two negative integers.

Product of two negative integers is always-

Which of the following statements are true and which are false? i The product of a positive and a negative integer is negative. ii The product of two negative integers is a negative integer. iii The product of three negative integers is a negative integer. iv Every integer when multiplied with -1 gives its multiplicative inverse. v Multiplication on integers is commutative. vi Multiplication on integers is associative. vii Every nonzero integer has a multiplicative inverse as an integer.