What two numbers multiply to 996 and add up to 500?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to 996 and add up to 500?"

The answer to your question is:

2 and 498

Below we illustrate and prove that 2 and 498 multiply to 996 and add up to 500:

2 × 498 = 996
2 + 498 = 500

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

x² + 500x + 996 = 0

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

(x + 2 ) (x + 498)

To summarize, since 2 and 498 multiply to 996 and add up 500, you know that the following is true:

x² + 500x + 996 = (x + 2 ) (x + 498)

Multiply To One Number and Add Up To Another
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