Simplify Square Root of 1240

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 1240. The square root of 1240 can be written as follows:


	√	1240

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 1240 means to get the simplest radical form of √1240.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 1240 like so:

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 31, 40, 62, 124, 155, 248, 310, 620, 1240

Step 2: Find Perfect Squares
Identify the perfect squares* from the list of factors above:

1, 4

Step 3: Divide
Divide 1240 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

1240 / 4 = 310

Step 4: Calculate
Calculate the square root of the largest perfect square:

√4 = 2

Step 5: Get Answer
Put Steps 3 and 4 together to get the square root of 1240 in its simplest form:


2	√	310

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 1240 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

35.21363

Exponent Form
Square Root of 1240 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

1240^½ = 2 x 310^½

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* List of Perfect Squares