Simplify Square Root of 24

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 24. The square root of 24 can be written as follows:


	√	24

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 24 means to get the simplest radical form of √24.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 24 like so:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

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

1, 4

Step 3: Divide
Divide 24 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

24 / 4 = 6

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 24 in its simplest form:


2	√	6

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 24 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

4.89898

Exponent Form
Square Root of 24 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

24^½ = 2 x 6^½

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* List of Perfect Squares