MULD/MULX Command

Multiplies two numbers. Use MULD to multiply two decimal numbers; use MULX to multiply two hexadecimal numbers.

Format

MULD n m

MULX n m

Parameter(s)

n

First of the two numbers to be multiplied.

m

Second of the two numbers to be multiplied.

Description

Precede negative decimal numbers with a minus sign. Hexadecimal numbers are negative in the range X’FFFFFFFFFFFF (-1) to X’800000000001 (-140,737,488,355,327).

Multiplying Decimal Numbers

The following example multiplies 4 and 20:

>MULD 4 20

       80

Multiplying Hexadecimal Numbers

The following example multiplies hexadecimal 356 and 8:

>MULX 356 8

      1AB0