Simplify Square Root of 13878

Here we will show you two methods that you can use to simplify the square root of 13878. In other words, we will show you how to find the square root of 13878 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.

√13878 = A√B

Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method
The Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method uses the greatest perfect square factor of 13878 to simplify the square root of 13878. 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 13878. The factors of 13878 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 257, 514, 771, 1542, 2313, 4626, 6939, and 13878. Furthermore, the greatest perfect square on this list is 9 and the square root of 9 is 3. Therefore, A equals 3.

B = Calculate 13878 divided by the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 13878. We determined above that the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 13878 is 9. Furthermore, 13878 divided by 9 is 1542, therefore B equals 1542.

Now we have A and B and can get our answer to 13878 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√13878 = A√B

√13878 = 3√1542

Double Prime Factor Method
The Double Prime Factor Method uses the prime factors of 13878 to simplify the square root of 13878 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 13878 and then take the square root of that product. The prime factors that multiply together to make 13878 are 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 257. 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 13878 by the number (A) squared. 3 squared is 9 and 13878 divided by 9 is 1542. Therefore, B equals 1542.

Once again we have A and B and can get our answer to 13878 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√13878 = A√B

√13878 = 3√1542

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