pages['multiply-two-numbers'],

title: Java Program to Multiply Two Numbers

shortTitle: Multiply Two Numbers

description: In this program, you'll learn to store and multiply two integer numbers in Java. After multiplication, the final value is displayed on the screen.

import { TipInfo } from '@/components/Tip'

To understand this example, you should have the knowledge of the following Java programming topics:

- [Java Operators](/docs/operators)

- [Java Basic Input and Output](/docs/basic-input-output)

A Java program that multiply two numbers given by the user is as follows:

import java.util.Scanner;

class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {

Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); // create an object of Scanner

System.out.print("Enter two numbers: "); // take input from the user

int first = input.nextInt();

int second = input.nextInt();

System.out.println("Entered numbers are: " + first + " " + second);

// multiply two numbers

int multiplication = first * second;

System.out.println("Multiplication: " + first + " * " + second + " = " + multiplication);

input.close();

}

}

Just like the [previous program](/programs/add-two-integers#example-program-to-add-two-integers) of addition,

`first` and `second` are multiplied using the `*` operator, and its result is stored in another variable `multiplication`.

And then, `multiplication` along with some [string concatenation](/docs/basic-input-output#example-print-concatenated-strings) is printed on the screen using `println()` function.

<TipInfo>

Don't know how to take input from the user ? Look at [this examples](/docs/basic-input-output#java-input)

Here two input numbers are taken from user one after another with space in between them which distinguish between two different inputs, this useful behavior is because of the default settings of Scanner called as Delimiter, [learn more here](https://www.javatpoint.com/post/java-scanner-delimiter-method).

</TipInfo>

*Multiplication can be performed between positive, negative numbers as well.*

import java.util.Scanner;

class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {

Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); // create an object of Scanner

System.out.print("Enter two numbers: "); // take input from the user

double first = input.nextDouble();

double second = input.nextInt();

System.out.println("Entered numbers are: " + first + " " + second);

// multiply two numbers

double multiplication = first * second;

System.out.println("Multiplication: " + first + " * " + second + " = " + multiplication);

input.close();

}

}

Datatype of variable `multiplication` is `double`, because the result of multiplying two numbers having data type `double` is `double`.

<TipInfo>

**Note:** Here, the output `multiplication` is negative, because these operations follow [standard mathematical rules](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication#Properties).

</TipInfo>