What two numbers multiply to 995 and add up to 996?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to 995 and add up to 996?"

The answer to your question is:

1 and 995

Below we illustrate and prove that 1 and 995 multiply to 995 and add up to 996:

1 × 995 = 995
1 + 995 = 996

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

x² + 996x + 995 = 0

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

(x + 1 ) (x + 995)

To summarize, since 1 and 995 multiply to 995 and add up 996, you know that the following is true:

x² + 996x + 995 = (x + 1 ) (x + 995)

Multiply To One Number and Add Up To Another
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