Simplify Square Root of 3188

Here we will show you two methods that you can use to simplify the square root of 3188. In other words, we will show you how to find the square root of 3188 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.

√3188 = A√B

Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method
The Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method uses the greatest perfect square factor of 3188 to simplify the square root of 3188. 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 3188. The factors of 3188 are 1, 2, 4, 797, 1594, and 3188. Furthermore, the greatest perfect square on this list is 4 and the square root of 4 is 2. Therefore, A equals 2.

B = Calculate 3188 divided by the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 3188. We determined above that the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 3188 is 4. Furthermore, 3188 divided by 4 is 797, therefore B equals 797.

Now we have A and B and can get our answer to 3188 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√3188 = A√B

√3188 = 2√797

Double Prime Factor Method
The Double Prime Factor Method uses the prime factors of 3188 to simplify the square root of 3188 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 3188 and then take the square root of that product. The prime factors that multiply together to make 3188 are 2 x 2 x 797. When we strip out the pairs only, we get 2 x 2 = 4 and the square root of 4 is 2. Therefore, A equals 2.

B = Divide 3188 by the number (A) squared. 2 squared is 4 and 3188 divided by 4 is 797. Therefore, B equals 797.

Once again we have A and B and can get our answer to 3188 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√3188 = A√B

√3188 = 2√797

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