C Program to Multiply two Floating Point Numbers

Last Updated : 18 Aug, 2026

Floating-point numbers are used to represent real numbers that contain both integer and fractional parts. In this article, we will learn how to find the product of two floating-point numbers in C.

  • Floating-point numbers can store decimal values such as 2.5 and 3.14.
  • The multiplication of two floating-point numbers is performed using the * operator.
Multiply two Floating point Numbers

Multiplies two floating numbers using the multiplication operator ( * ).

C
#include <stdio.h>

// Function to multiply floating point
// numbers
float multiply(float a, float b) 
{ 
  return a * b; 
}

// Driver code
int main()
{
    float A = 2.12, B = 3.88, product;

    // Calling product function
    product = multiply(A, B);

    // Displaying result up to 3 decimal places.
    printf("Product of entered numbers is:%.3f", product);

    return 0;
}

Output
Product of entered numbers is:8.226
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