Square Root Calculator

Calculate the square root of any number you want with our square root calculator tool. Simply enter the number you want to find the square root of then hit calculate and get your answer in less than a second.

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What is Square Root?

Square root is a function in math that finds the number that can be multiplied by itself to get the number that is in the equation. For example, if you have the equation √64, you will get 8. This is because 8 times itself, 8, is 64.

Square Root - Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you can find the square root of some numbers easily without a calculator. Some numbers, mainly the ones that produce a decimal point answer, will not be easy to do by hand. A brief explanation of how to manually find calculate the square root is:

  1. Obtain the prime factorization of the given natural number.
  2. Make pairs of identical factors.
  3. Take one factor from each pair and find their product. The product so obtained is the square root of the given number.

You cannot get the square root of a negative number or of zero.

Create Date: August 20, 2024

Last Modified Date: August 20, 2024

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