20×3

20×3 is the product of the numbers 20 and 3. The calculation is 20 × 3 = 60. It can be understood as adding 20 to itself three times or, using factors, (2×10)×3 = 2×3×10 = 6×10 = 60.

In terms of properties, multiplication is commutative and associative, so 20×3 = 3×20 and (20×3)×1 = 20×(3×1). The distributive property shows 20×(2+1) = 20×2 + 20×1, which also equals 60. The result is a multiple of both factors: 60 is divisible by 20 and by 3. Its prime factorization is 60 = 2^2 × 3 × 5.

Context and significance include its role in simple area calculations and measurements. A 20-by-3 rectangle has area 60 square units. In timekeeping and other practical systems, 60 is notable as the base unit for minutes within an hour and seconds within a minute, and it has many divisors, reflecting its usefulness in dividing quantities into halves, thirds, quarters, and other fractions.