Simplify Square Root of 268

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 268. The square root of 268 can be written as follows:


	√	268

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 268 means to get the simplest radical form of √268.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 268 like so:

1, 2, 4, 67, 134, 268

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

1, 4

Step 3: Divide
Divide 268 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

268 / 4 = 67

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 268 in its simplest form:


2	√	67

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 268 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

16.37071

Exponent Form
Square Root of 268 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

268^½ = 2 x 67^½

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* List of Perfect Squares