What two numbers multiply to -596 and add up to 595?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to -596 and add up to 595?"

The answer to your question is:

-1 and 596

Below we illustrate and prove that -1 and 596 multiply to -596 and add up to 595:

-1 × 596 = -596
-1 + 596 = 595

Are you asking because you are trying to figure out how to factor the following quadratic equation?

x² + 595x - 596 = 0

If so, the solution to factor the quadratic equation above is:

(x - 1 ) (x + 596)

To summarize, since -1 and 596 multiply to -596 and add up 595, you know that the following is true:

x² + 595x - 596 = (x - 1 ) (x + 596)

Multiply To One Number and Add Up To Another
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