Suppose we can write x2+bx−2018=(x+p)(x+q)x^2+bx-2018 = (x+p)(x+q) where pp and qq are (not necessarily positive) integers. Check off all possible values of bb.

(Recall that the prime factorization of 20182018 is 2018=2⋅10092018 = 2 \cdot 1009.)

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