What two numbers multiply to 598 and add up to -599?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to 598 and add up to -599?"

The answer to your question is:

-598 and -1

Below we illustrate and prove that -598 and -1 multiply to 598 and add up to -599:

-598 × -1 = 598
-598 + -1 = -599

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

x² - 599x + 598 = 0

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

(x - 598 ) (x - 1)

To summarize, since -598 and -1 multiply to 598 and add up -599, you know that the following is true:

x² - 599x + 598 = (x - 598 ) (x - 1)

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