Simplify Square Root of 68988

Here we will show you two methods that you can use to simplify the square root of 68988. In other words, we will show you how to find the square root of 68988 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.

√68988 = A√B

Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method
The Greatest Perfect Square Factor Method uses the greatest perfect square factor of 68988 to simplify the square root of 68988. 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 68988. The factors of 68988 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 5749, 11498, 17247, 22996, 34494, and 68988. Furthermore, the greatest perfect square on this list is 4 and the square root of 4 is 2. Therefore, A equals 2.

B = Calculate 68988 divided by the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 68988. We determined above that the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 68988 is 4. Furthermore, 68988 divided by 4 is 17247, therefore B equals 17247.

Now we have A and B and can get our answer to 68988 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√68988 = A√B

√68988 = 2√17247

Double Prime Factor Method
The Double Prime Factor Method uses the prime factors of 68988 to simplify the square root of 68988 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 68988 and then take the square root of that product. The prime factors that multiply together to make 68988 are 2 x 2 x 3 x 5749. 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 68988 by the number (A) squared. 2 squared is 4 and 68988 divided by 4 is 17247. Therefore, B equals 17247.

Once again we have A and B and can get our answer to 68988 in its simplest radical form as follows:

√68988 = A√B

√68988 = 2√17247

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