Theorem nnmtmip 12308

Description: "Minus times minus is plus, The reason for this we need not discuss." (W. H. Auden, as quoted in M. Guillen "Bridges to Infinity", p. 64, see also Metamath Book, section 1.1.1, p. 5) This statement, formalized to "The product of two negative integers is a positive integer", is proved by the following theorem, therefore it actually need not be discussed anymore. "The reason for this" is that (-𝐴 · -𝐵) = (𝐴 · 𝐵) for all complex numbers 𝐴 and 𝐵 because of mul2neg 11699, 𝐴 and 𝐵 are complex numbers because of nncn 12287, and (𝐴 · 𝐵) ∈ ℕ because of nnmulcl 12303. This also holds for positive reals, see rpmtmip 13090. Note that the opposites -𝐴 and -𝐵 of the positive integers 𝐴 and 𝐵 are negative integers. (Contributed by AV, 23-Dec-2022.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
nnmtmip	⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ ℕ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℕ) → (-𝐴 · -𝐵) ∈ ℕ)

Proof of Theorem nnmtmip

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		nncn 12287	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐴 ∈ ℕ → 𝐴 ∈ ℂ)
2		nncn 12287	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∈ ℕ → 𝐵 ∈ ℂ)
3		mul2neg 11699	. . 3 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℂ) → (-𝐴 · -𝐵) = (𝐴 · 𝐵))
4	1, 2, 3	syl2an 608	. 2 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ ℕ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℕ) → (-𝐴 · -𝐵) = (𝐴 · 𝐵))
5		nnmulcl 12303	. 2 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ ℕ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℕ) → (𝐴 · 𝐵) ∈ ℕ)
6	4, 5	eqeltrd 2860	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ ℕ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℕ) → (-𝐴 · -𝐵) ∈ ℕ)

This proof depends on syntax axioms:   → wi 4   ∧ wa 401   = wceq 1570   ∈ wcel 2145  (class class class)co 7415  ℂcc 11144   · cmul 11151  -cneg 11488  ℕcn 12279

This proof depends on axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1828  ax-4 1842  ax-5 1943  ax-6 2000  ax-7 2041  ax-8 2147  ax-9 2155  ax-10 2178  ax-11 2194  ax-12 2213  ax-ext 2732  ax-sep 5251  ax-nul 5263  ax-pow 5330  ax-pr 5398  ax-un 7738  ax-resscn 11203  ax-1cn 11204  ax-icn 11205  ax-addcl 11206  ax-addrcl 11207  ax-mulcl 11208  ax-mulrcl 11209  ax-mulcom 11210  ax-addass 11211  ax-mulass 11212  ax-distr 11213  ax-i2m1 11214  ax-1ne0 11215  ax-1rid 11216  ax-rnegex 11217  ax-rrecex 11218  ax-cnre 11219  ax-pre-lttri 11220  ax-pre-lttrn 11221  ax-pre-ltadd 11222

This proof depends on definitions:  df-bi 210  df-an 402  df-or 862  df-3or 1104  df-3an 1105  df-tru 1573  df-fal 1583  df-ex 1813  df-nf 1817  df-sb 2100  df-mo 2564  df-eu 2594  df-clab 2739  df-cleq 2752  df-clel 2835  df-nfc 2909  df-ne 2956  df-nel 3062  df-ral 3077  df-rex 3087  df-reu 3366  df-rab 3413  df-v 3452  df-sbc 3740  df-csb 3848  df-dif 3902  df-un 3904  df-in 3906  df-ss 3916  df-pss 3919  df-nul 4280  df-if 4483  df-pw 4559  df-sn 4585  df-pr 4587  df-op 4591  df-uni 4868  df-iun 4953  df-br 5104  df-opab 5168  df-mpt 5187  df-tr 5213  df-id 5550  df-eprel 5555  df-po 5563  df-so 5564  df-fr 5608  df-we 5610  df-xp 5661  df-rel 5662  df-cnv 5663  df-co 5664  df-dm 5665  df-rn 5666  df-res 5667  df-ima 5668  df-pred 6300  df-ord 6361  df-on 6362  df-lim 6363  df-suc 6364  df-iota 6490  df-fun 6536  df-fn 6537  df-f 6538  df-f1 6539  df-fo 6540  df-f1o 6541  df-fv 6542  df-riota 7372  df-ov 7418  df-oprab 7419  df-mpo 7420  df-om 7865  df-2nd 7989  df-frecs 8282  df-wrecs 8313  df-recs 8362  df-rdg 8401  df-er 8700  df-en 8957  df-dom 8958  df-sdom 8959  df-pnf 11291  df-mnf 11292  df-ltxr 11294  df-sub 11489  df-neg 11490  df-nn 12280

This theorem is used by: (None)