Simplify Square Root of 5988

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 5988. The square root of 5988 can be written as follows:


	√	5988

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 5988 means to get the simplest radical form of √5988.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 5988 like so:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 499, 998, 1497, 1996, 2994, 5988

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

1, 4

Step 3: Divide
Divide 5988 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

5988 / 4 = 1497

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 5988 in its simplest form:


2	√	1497

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 5988 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

77.38217

Exponent Form
Square Root of 5988 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

5988^½ = 2 x 1497^½

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* List of Perfect Squares