Could we define two random variables such that the product of them is Normal distribution(Gaussian)?

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Could we find two random variables $X$ and $Y$ which $XY \sim N(\mu, \sigma^2)$?

I found the ratio of two normal distributed random variables is distributed Cauchy distribution.

However, on the other way, the product ($U=XY$) of $X \sim Cauchy()$ and $Y \sim Normal()$ is not Normal distribution.

My first question is that I could not understand why the reverse statement does not hold.

My second question is how to find $X$ and $Y$ such the product is normal distribution. (Assume both $X$ and $Y$ are continuous.)