Simplify Square Root of 972

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 972. The square root of 972 can be written as follows:


	√	972

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 972 means to get the simplest radical form of √972.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 972 like so:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 243, 324, 486, 972

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

1, 4, 9, 36, 81, 324

Step 3: Divide
Divide 972 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

972 / 324 = 3

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

√324 = 18

Step 5: Get Answer
Put Steps 3 and 4 together to get the square root of 972 in its simplest form:


18	√	3

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 972 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

31.17691

Exponent Form
Square Root of 972 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

972^½ = 18 x 3^½

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* List of Perfect Squares