Simplify Square Root of 16686

Here we will show you two methods that you can use to simplify the square root of 16686. In other words, we will show you how to find the square root of 16686 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.

√16686 = A√B

Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method
The Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method uses the greatest perfect square factor of 16686 to simplify the square root of 16686. 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 16686. The factors of 16686 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 103, 162, 206, 309, 618, 927, 1854, 2781, 5562, 8343, and 16686. Furthermore, the greatest perfect square on this list is 81 and the square root of 81 is 9. Therefore, A equals 9.

B = Calculate 16686 divided by the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 16686. We determined above that the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 16686 is 81. Furthermore, 16686 divided by 81 is 206, therefore B equals 206.

Now we have A and B and can get our answer to 16686 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√16686 = A√B

√16686 = 9√206

Double Prime Factor Method
The Double Prime Factor Method uses the prime factors of 16686 to simplify the square root of 16686 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 16686 and then take the square root of that product. The prime factors that multiply together to make 16686 are 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 103. When we strip out the pairs only, we get 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 81 and the square root of 81 is 9. Therefore, A equals 9.

B = Divide 16686 by the number (A) squared. 9 squared is 81 and 16686 divided by 81 is 206. Therefore, B equals 206.

Once again we have A and B and can get our answer to 16686 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√16686 = A√B

√16686 = 9√206

Simplify Square Root
Please enter another square root in the box below for us to simplify.

Simplify Square Root of 16687
Here is the next square root on our list that we have simplifed for you.