The Subset Multiply Problem: Is it NP Complete?

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The subset multiply problem is NP complete, similar to the well-established subset sum problem. Replacing summation with multiplication does not change the NP-hard classification of the problem. This conclusion is supported by the fact that if the subset multiply problem were not NP complete, it would imply that the subset sum problem is not NP-hard, which contradicts established computational theory.

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The subset sum problem is NP complete. What if we replace summing with multiplying? Would it still be np complete?
 
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Yes, else the subset sum problem wouldn't be NP-hard (take logs).
 
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