Product version of Möbius Inversion formula

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I am currently learning about Möbius Inversion. In Wikipedia , the sum version is proved using convolutions which I can follow along with. However, it also lists a product version of this formula:

$g(n)= \Pi_{d|n} f(d)$ iff $f(n)=\Pi_{d|n} g(\frac{n}{d})^{\mu(d)}$

I want to know how you can prove this statement. I cannot see how I could use convolutions for this since they involve sums and this one needs products. Is there some theorem/technique I should be utilizing for this?

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One can try to rewrite $\prod_{d|n} g(\frac{n}{d})^{\mu(d)}$,

$\prod_{d|n} g(\frac{n}{d})^{\mu(d)}=\prod_{d|n} (\prod_{d'|\frac{n}{d}} f(d'))^{\mu(d)}\\ =\prod_{d'|n}\prod_{d|\frac{n}{d'}}f(d')^{\mu(d)}=\prod_{d'|n}f(d')^{\sum_{d|\frac{n}{d'}}\mu(d) }$.

But $\sum_{d|\frac{n}{d'}}\mu(d)=0$ if $\frac{n}{d'}\not=1$ and $=1$ otherwise.

Thus $\prod_{d|n} g(\frac{n}{d})^{\mu(d)}=f(n)^1=f(n)$.