Which of the following statements is not true?

A. It is true since addition and multiplication are associative for whole numbers.

B. If zero is multiplied by a whole number, the answer is 0. Hence, it is not the identity since on multiplying the answer is not the original number. Hence, it is not true.

C. It’s true since Addition and multiplication both are commutative for whole numbers.

D. It’s true since Multiplication is distributive over addition for whole numbers.