Question 1205086
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If you are only working with natural numbers (counting numbers -- 1, 2, 3, ...) then the product of two numbers is always equal to or greater than each factor.<br>
But if we allow fractions and one of the factors is less than 1, then the product of that number and a second factor will be less than the second factor.  For example,<br>
(1/2)*4 = 2, which is less than 4.<br>
or<br>
(1/2)*(2/3) = 1/3<br>
There the product is less than either of the factors, because both factors are less than 1.<br>
And there are other examples if we allow different kinds of numbers.  For example, if the first factor is positive and the second is negative, then the product is negative; and a negative number is less than any positive number.<br>
Example: (3)*(-2) = -6, which is less than 3<br>