8×3

8×3 is the product formed by multiplying the integers 8 and 3. The result is 24. In arithmetic, multiplication can be understood as repeated addition, so 8×3 equals 8+8+8, i.e., 24. It also represents the area of a rectangle with sides 8 and 3, giving an area of 24 square units.

The operation is commutative, so 8×3 = 3×8, with both expressions yielding 24. In prime factor terms, 8 is 2^3 and 3 is prime, making the product 2^3 × 3 = 24. The prime factorization of 24 is 2^3 × 3, and its divisors include 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24.

In numeral systems beyond base 10, the value of 24 is represented differently. In base 10 it is written as 24; in base 8 it is 30 (since 3×8 + 0 = 24); in base 16 it is 18 (1×16 + 8 = 24).

Applications of 8×3 include counting objects arranged in three groups of eight, analyzing areas in geometry, or serving as a simple example when teaching multiplication and related properties such as distributivity and commutativity.

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