Simplify Square Root of 405

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 405. The square root of 405 can be written as follows:


	√	405

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 405 means to get the simplest radical form of √405.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 405 like so:

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 81, 135, 405

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

1, 9, 81

Step 3: Divide
Divide 405 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

405 / 81 = 5

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

√81 = 9

Step 5: Get Answer
Put Steps 3 and 4 together to get the square root of 405 in its simplest form:


9	√	5

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 405 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

20.12461

Exponent Form
Square Root of 405 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

405^½ = 9 x 5^½

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* List of Perfect Squares