On January $1,2023,$ Cullumber Ltd$.$ had $522,000$ common shares outstanding. During $2023,$ it had the following transactions that

affected the common share account:

Feb. $1$ Issued $172,000$ shares

Mar. $1$ Issued a $10\%$ stock dividend

May $1$ Acquired $192,000$ common shares and retired them

June $1$ Issued a $3-$for$-1$ stock split

Oct. $1$ Issued $60,000$ shares

The company's year end is December $31.$

$($a$)$

Determine the weighted average number of shares outstanding as at December $31,2023.($Round answer to $0$ decimal places, e$.$g$.$

$5,275.)$

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

shares