diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index ddf47cb..6d3a66f 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class ExerciseRequest(BaseModel):
     max_table: int
     num_exercises: int = 15
     multiplication_only: bool = False
+    max_first_operand: int = 12  # New parameter for the maximum value of the first operand
 
 
 class OperationExerciseRequest(BaseModel):
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ def generate_exercises(
     max_table: int,
     num_exercises: int = 15,
     multiplication_only: bool = False,
+    max_first_operand: int = 12,  # New parameter for the maximum value of the first operand
 ) -> List[str]:
     """Génère des exercices de multiplication et division aléatoires mélangés sans doublons"""
     exercises: List[str] = []
@@ -93,27 +95,28 @@ def generate_exercises(
     while len(exercises) < num_exercises and attempts < max_attempts:
         attempts += 1
 
-        # Choisir deux nombres aléatoires entre min_table et max_table
-        a = random.randint(min_table, max_table)
-        b = random.randint(min_table, max_table)
-        result = a * b
-
-        # Déterminer le type d'exercice
-        if multiplication_only:
-            exercise_type = "multiplication"
-        else:
-            # Choisir aléatoirement le type d'exercice (seulement multiplication ou division)
-            exercise_type = random.choice(["multiplication", "division"])
-
-        if exercise_type == "multiplication":
+        # Pour les multiplications, un des opérandes est entre 1 et max_first_operand
+        # et l'autre est entre min_table et max_table
+        if multiplication_only or random.choice([True, False]):
             # Exercice de multiplication
-            operation_key = f"mult_{a}_{b}"  # Clé unique pour cette opération
+            a = random.randint(1, max_first_operand)  # Premier opérande entre 1 et max_first_operand
+            b = random.randint(min_table, max_table)  # Second opérande entre min_table et max_table
+            
+            # Randomize the order of operands
+            if random.choice([True, False]):
+                a, b = b, a
+                
+            result = a * b
+            operation_key = f"mult_{min(a,b)}_{max(a,b)}"  # Clé unique pour cette opération (order-independent)
             if operation_key not in used_operations:
                 exercise = f"{a} · {b} = ____"
                 exercises.append(exercise)
                 used_operations.add(operation_key)
         elif not multiplication_only:  # division
             # Exercice de division
+            a = random.randint(min_table, max_table)
+            b = random.randint(min_table, max_table)
+            result = a * b
             divisor = random.choice([a, b])
             operation_key = f"div_{result}_{divisor}"  # Clé unique pour cette opération
             if operation_key not in used_operations:
@@ -127,24 +130,32 @@ def generate_exercises(
         remaining = num_exercises - len(exercises)
         for _ in range(remaining):
             # Générer des variations avec des nombres légèrement différents
-            a = random.randint(min_table, max_table)
-            b = random.randint(min_table, max_table)
-            result = a * b
-
-            # Déterminer le type d'exercice
-            if multiplication_only:
-                exercise_type = "multiplication"
-            else:
-                # Choisir aléatoirement le type d'exercice
-                exercise_type = random.choice(["multiplication", "division"])
-
-            if exercise_type == "multiplication":
+            # Pour les multiplications, un des opérandes est entre 1 et max_first_operand
+            # et l'autre est entre min_table et max_table
+            if multiplication_only or random.choice([True, False]):
+                # Exercice de multiplication
+                a = random.randint(1, max_first_operand)  # Premier opérande entre 1 et max_first_operand
+                b = random.randint(min_table, max_table)  # Second opérande entre min_table et max_table
+                
+                # Randomize the order of operands
+                if random.choice([True, False]):
+                    a, b = b, a
+                    
+                result = a * b
                 exercise = f"{a} · {b} = ____"
             elif not multiplication_only:  # division
+                a = random.randint(min_table, max_table)
+                b = random.randint(min_table, max_table)
+                result = a * b
                 divisor = random.choice([a, b])
                 exercise = f"{result} : {divisor} = ____"
             else:
                 # Fallback to multiplication if multiplication_only is True
+                a = random.randint(1, max_first_operand)
+                b = random.randint(min_table, max_table)
+                # Randomize the order of operands
+                if random.choice([True, False]):
+                    a, b = b, a
                 exercise = f"{a} · {b} = ____"
 
             exercises.append(exercise)
@@ -157,6 +168,7 @@ def create_math_exercises_pdf(
     max_table: int,
     num_exercises: int = 15,
     multiplication_only: bool = False,
+    max_first_operand: int = 12,  # New parameter for the maximum value of the first operand
 ) -> str:
     """Crée un fichier PDF avec des exercices de mathématiques mélangés en 3 colonnes et l'upload sur S3"""
     import datetime
@@ -193,7 +205,7 @@ def create_math_exercises_pdf(
 
     # Générer les exercices
     exercises = generate_exercises(
-        min_table, max_table, num_exercises, multiplication_only
+        min_table, max_table, num_exercises, multiplication_only, max_first_operand
     )
 
     # Pas d'en-têtes de colonnes
@@ -290,6 +302,7 @@ async def generate_exercises_endpoint(request: ExerciseRequest):
             request.max_table,
             request.num_exercises,
             request.multiplication_only,
+            request.max_first_operand,  # Pass the new parameter
         )
 
         # Return redirect to automatically download the file
diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index 039222d..000bdf2 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@
                                 <label class="form-check-label" for="multiplicationOnly">Générer uniquement des multiplications</label>
                             </div>
                             
+                            <div class="mb-3">
+                                <label for="maxFirstOperand" class="form-label">Maximum du premier opérande</label>
+                                <select class="form-select" id="maxFirstOperand">
+                                    <option value="9">9 (Tables jusqu'à 9)</option>
+                                    <option value="10" selected>10 (Tables jusqu'à 10)</option>
+                                    <option value="12">12 (Tables jusqu'à 12)</option>
+                                </select>
+                                <div class="form-text">La valeur maximale pour le premier opérande dans les multiplications</div>
+                            </div>
+                            
                             <div class="d-grid">
                                 <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" id="generateBtn">
                                     <span id="buttonText">Générer le PDF (Mult/Div)</span>
@@ -517,6 +527,7 @@
             const maxTable = parseInt(document.getElementById('maxTable').value);
             const numExercises = parseInt(document.getElementById('numExercises').value);
             const multiplicationOnly = document.getElementById('multiplicationOnly').checked;
+            const maxFirstOperand = parseInt(document.getElementById('maxFirstOperand').value);
             
             const generateBtn = document.getElementById('generateBtn');
             const buttonText = document.getElementById('buttonText');
@@ -537,7 +548,8 @@
                         min_table: minTable,
                         max_table: maxTable,
                         num_exercises: numExercises,
-                        multiplication_only: multiplicationOnly
+                        multiplication_only: multiplicationOnly,
+                        max_first_operand: maxFirstOperand
                     })
                 });