What two numbers multiply to 988 and add up to 251?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to 988 and add up to 251?"

The answer to your question is:

4 and 247

Below we illustrate and prove that 4 and 247 multiply to 988 and add up to 251:

4 × 247 = 988
4 + 247 = 251

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

x² + 251x + 988 = 0

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

(x + 4 ) (x + 247)

To summarize, since 4 and 247 multiply to 988 and add up 251, you know that the following is true:

x² + 251x + 988 = (x + 4 ) (x + 247)

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