Integer Multiplication
  • Terms
    • multiplicand - first operand
    • multiplier - second operand
    • product - final result
  • Issues
    • With \fIn\fP-bit multiplicand and \fIn\fP-bit multiplier, the product will be 2\fIn\fP bits long.
    • Overflow can easily occur.
    • Need to deal with signed values.
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