<-- math teacher
As F16Gaming pointed out in the last line of his example, the Associative Property of Multiplication - just like the Associative Property of Addition - proves that order does not matter when dealing with more than 2 numbers. (a*b)*c = a*(b*c) which also equals (a*c)*b. (When dealing with just 2 numbers, you are looking at the Commutative Property -> a*b = b*a.)
Hope this simplifies your process!
/edit: bah - you replied to this concept as I was typing...
