Simplify Square Root of 596

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 596. The square root of 596 can be written as follows:


	√	596

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 596 means to get the simplest radical form of √596.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 596 like so:

1, 2, 4, 149, 298, 596

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

1, 4

Step 3: Divide
Divide 596 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

596 / 4 = 149

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 596 in its simplest form:


2	√	149

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 596 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

24.41311

Exponent Form
Square Root of 596 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

596^½ = 2 x 149^½

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* List of Perfect Squares