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Property Identification in Logistics Formulas

A logistics analyst is simplifying the expression (4w3)2(2w5)(4w^3)^2(2w^5) to determine the total storage capacity of a warehouse. After expanding the first term to get 16w6⋅2w516w^6 \cdot 2w^5, the analyst rearranges the factors into (16⋅2)⋅(w6⋅w5)(16 \cdot 2) \cdot (w^6 \cdot w^5) to make the final calculation easier. What is the name of the mathematical property that allows the analyst to change the order of these factors?

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