On January 1, 2023, Lambton Ltd. had 528,000 common shares outstanding. During 2023, it had the following transactions that affected the common share account:

Feb. 1		Issued 194,000 shares
Mar. 1		Issued a 10% stock dividend
May 1		Acquired 215,000 common shares and retired them
June 1		Issued a 3-for-1 stock split
Oct. 1		Issued 55,000 shares

The companys year end is December 31.

(a)

Determine the weighted average number of shares outstanding as at December 31, 2023.

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

enter the weighted average number of shares outstanding rounded to 0 decimal places shares