Simplify Square Root of 868

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 868. The square root of 868 can be written as follows:


	√	868

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 868 means to get the simplest radical form of √868.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 868 like so:

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 31, 62, 124, 217, 434, 868

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

1, 4

Step 3: Divide
Divide 868 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

868 / 4 = 217

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 868 in its simplest form:


2	√	217

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 868 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

29.46184

Exponent Form
Square Root of 868 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

868^½ = 2 x 217^½

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* List of Perfect Squares