Simplify Square Root of 3956

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 3956. The square root of 3956 can be written as follows:


	√	3956

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 3956 means to get the simplest radical form of √3956.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 3956 like so:

1, 2, 4, 23, 43, 46, 86, 92, 172, 989, 1978, 3956

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

1, 4

Step 3: Divide
Divide 3956 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

3956 / 4 = 989

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 3956 in its simplest form:


2	√	989

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 3956 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

62.89674

Exponent Form
Square Root of 3956 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

3956^½ = 2 x 989^½

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* List of Perfect Squares