Simplify Square Root of 11961

Here we will show you two methods that you can use to simplify the square root of 11961. In other words, we will show you how to find the square root of 11961 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.

√11961 = A√B

Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method
The Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method uses the greatest perfect square factor of 11961 to simplify the square root of 11961. 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 11961. The factors of 11961 are 1, 3, 9, 27, 443, 1329, 3987, and 11961. Furthermore, the greatest perfect square on this list is 9 and the square root of 9 is 3. Therefore, A equals 3.

B = Calculate 11961 divided by the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 11961. We determined above that the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 11961 is 9. Furthermore, 11961 divided by 9 is 1329, therefore B equals 1329.

Now we have A and B and can get our answer to 11961 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√11961 = A√B

√11961 = 3√1329

Double Prime Factor Method
The Double Prime Factor Method uses the prime factors of 11961 to simplify the square root of 11961 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 11961 and then take the square root of that product. The prime factors that multiply together to make 11961 are 3 x 3 x 3 x 443. When we strip out the pairs only, we get 3 x 3 = 9 and the square root of 9 is 3. Therefore, A equals 3.

B = Divide 11961 by the number (A) squared. 3 squared is 9 and 11961 divided by 9 is 1329. Therefore, B equals 1329.

Once again we have A and B and can get our answer to 11961 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√11961 = A√B

√11961 = 3√1329

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