22×3

22×3 denotes the product of 22 and 3, a basic arithmetic operation. The result is 66. The expression can be read as 22 added to itself three times, or as three times 22.

In decimal arithmetic, it can be computed as (20+2)×3 = 60+6 = 66. Another approach is to factor 66 as 2×3×11, since 22 = 2×11. The operation is commutative: 22×3 = 3×22, and it adheres to the distributive property, for example (20+2)×3 = 20×3 + 2×3.

Applications of 22×3 include counting items in three groups of 22, or calculating area. For instance, a rectangle measuring 22 units by 3 units has an area of 66 square units. It is a member of the 3-times table and serves as a fundamental example in early arithmetic education. The prime factorization of 66 is 2×3×11, indicating divisibility by 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, and 66.

As a natural-number product, 22×3 lies within the study of multiplication, divisibility, and number theory, illustrating how larger products can be decomposed into prime factors and how repeated addition corresponds to multiplication.