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Multiplication – Break Up Strategy (Factors) . A factor is a number that can be multiplied a number of times to give a particular number (product). Because multiplication is an associative operation the order of the factors in any multiplication situation involving more than two numbers can be rearranged without changing the product. . The associative property of multiplication can be a helpful strategy for managing the multiplication of larger numbers. By breaking each number into its factors t