Simplify Square Root of 2988

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 2988. The square root of 2988 can be written as follows:


	√	2988

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 2988 means to get the simplest radical form of √2988.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 2988 like so:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 83, 166, 249, 332, 498, 747, 996, 1494, 2988

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

1, 4, 9, 36

Step 3: Divide
Divide 2988 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

2988 / 36 = 83

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

√36 = 6

Step 5: Get Answer
Put Steps 3 and 4 together to get the square root of 2988 in its simplest form:


6	√	83

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 2988 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

54.6626

Exponent Form
Square Root of 2988 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

2988^½ = 6 x 83^½

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* List of Perfect Squares