Simplify Square Root of 636

Here we will show you two methods that you can use to simplify the square root of 636. In other words, we will show you how to find the square root of 636 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.

√636 = A√B

Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method
The Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method uses the greatest perfect square factor of 636 to simplify the square root of 636. 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 636. The factors of 636 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 53, 106, 159, 212, 318, and 636. Furthermore, the greatest perfect square on this list is 4 and the square root of 4 is 2. Therefore, A equals 2.

B = Calculate 636 divided by the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 636. We determined above that the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 636 is 4. Furthermore, 636 divided by 4 is 159, therefore B equals 159.

Now we have A and B and can get our answer to 636 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√636 = A√B

√636 = 2√159

Double Prime Factor Method
The Double Prime Factor Method uses the prime factors of 636 to simplify the square root of 636 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 636 and then take the square root of that product. The prime factors that multiply together to make 636 are 2 x 2 x 3 x 53. 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 636 by the number (A) squared. 2 squared is 4 and 636 divided by 4 is 159. Therefore, B equals 159.

Once again we have A and B and can get our answer to 636 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√636 = A√B

√636 = 2√159

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