Question

The product of two numbers is 504347. If one of the numbers is 317, find the other.

Answer 1

Let x and y be the two numbers.
Product of the two numbers = x × y = 504347
If x = 317, we have:
317 × y = 504347
⇒ y = 504347 ÷ 317
y= 1591
∴ The other number is 1591.