Simplify Square Root of 5960

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 5960. The square root of 5960 can be written as follows:


	√	5960

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 5960 means to get the simplest radical form of √5960.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 5960 like so:

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 149, 298, 596, 745, 1192, 1490, 2980, 5960

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

1, 4

Step 3: Divide
Divide 5960 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

5960 / 4 = 1490

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 5960 in its simplest form:


2	√	1490

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 5960 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

77.20104

Exponent Form
Square Root of 5960 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

5960^½ = 2 x 1490^½

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* List of Perfect Squares