Eli5: How was multiplication/division discovered?

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I understand addition and subtraction and how civilization could utilize those (ex: I want 3 bananas, I am taking away 2 bananas, how many bananas are left, etc) but I’m struggling to find out why/how multiplication and division was discovered. TIA!

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I have twenty sheep, and I want to distribute them equally to my four sons. That’s division. Ten farmers have each harvested three bushels of millet. That’s multiplication.

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