What two numbers multiply to 996 and add up to 172?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to 996 and add up to 172?"

The answer to your question is:

6 and 166

Below we illustrate and prove that 6 and 166 multiply to 996 and add up to 172:

6 × 166 = 996
6 + 166 = 172

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

x² + 172x + 996 = 0

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

(x + 6 ) (x + 166)

To summarize, since 6 and 166 multiply to 996 and add up 172, you know that the following is true:

x² + 172x + 996 = (x + 6 ) (x + 166)

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