Simplify Square Root of 3168

Here we will show you two methods that you can use to simplify the square root of 3168. In other words, we will show you how to find the square root of 3168 in its simplest radical form using two different methods.

To be more specific, we have created an illustration below showing what we want to calculate. Our goal is to make "A" outside the radical (√) as large as possible, and "B" inside the radical (√) as small as possible.

√3168 = A√B

Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method
The Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method uses the greatest perfect square factor of 3168 to simplify the square root of 3168. This is how to calculate A and B using this method:

A = Calculate the square root of the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 3168. The factors of 3168 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 32, 33, 36, 44, 48, 66, 72, 88, 96, 99, 132, 144, 176, 198, 264, 288, 352, 396, 528, 792, 1056, 1584, and 3168. Furthermore, the greatest perfect square on this list is 144 and the square root of 144 is 12. Therefore, A equals 12.

B = Calculate 3168 divided by the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 3168. We determined above that the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 3168 is 144. Furthermore, 3168 divided by 144 is 22, therefore B equals 22.

Now we have A and B and can get our answer to 3168 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√3168 = A√B

√3168 = 12√22

Double Prime Factor Method
The Double Prime Factor Method uses the prime factors of 3168 to simplify the square root of 3168 to its simplest form possible. This is how to calculate A and B using this method:

A = Multiply all the double prime factors (pairs) of 3168 and then take the square root of that product. The prime factors that multiply together to make 3168 are 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 11. When we strip out the pairs only, we get 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 144 and the square root of 144 is 12. Therefore, A equals 12.

B = Divide 3168 by the number (A) squared. 12 squared is 144 and 3168 divided by 144 is 22. Therefore, B equals 22.

Once again we have A and B and can get our answer to 3168 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√3168 = A√B

√3168 = 12√22

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