In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a multiplier circuit to: identify a plurality of partial products associated with a multiply operation; partition the plurality of partial products into a first set of partial products, a second set of partial products, and a third set of partial products; determine whether the multiply operation is associated with a square operation; upon a determination that the multiply operation is associated with the square operation, compute a result based on the first set of partial products and the third set of partial products; and upon a determination that the multiply operation is not associated with the square operation, compute the result based on the first set of partial products, the second set of partial products, and the third set of partial products.