Question

The product of two positive numbers x and y is 16.What is the greatest possible sum of the two numbers.

Answer 1

Answer:

he answer is 17

Step-by-step explanation:

x × y =16

x and y are factors of 16

=1,2,4,4,8,16

greatest possible sum =1+16=17

Answer 2

factors of 16 are

1×16 (sum=1+16=17)

2×8 (sum=2+8=10)

4×4 (sum=4+4=8)


so
the greatest possible sum of the two numbers is 17