Multiplication Cube

The net shown is folded up to form a cube. What is the largest possible vertex product?
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Multiplication Cube
If the figure shown is folded to form a cube then three faces meet at every vertex.

The numbers on the three faces meeting at any

vertex can be multiplied together.

What is the largest such product for the vertices of the cube?

This problem is taken from the World Mathematics Championships