Simplify the Square Root of 1340 = 2√335
Quick Answer
√1340 = 2√335 (≈ 36.6060)
Formula: 1340 = 22 × 5 × 67 → √1340 = 2√335
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Use the calculator above to simplify any square root to its simplest radical form (e.g. √50 = 5√2). See below the step-by-step method using prime factorization, plus a table of common simplified square roots.
Step-by-Step: Simplify √1340
To simplify √1340, find the largest perfect square that divides 1340:
1340 = 4 × 335
√1340 = √4 × √335
√1340 = 2√335
In decimal form: √1340 ≈ 36.6060
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Prime factorization: 1340 = 22 × 5 × 67
Pair the identical primes; each pair contributes one factor outside the radical, and any leftover primes stay inside.
Formula
To rewrite any square root in simplest radical form:
√(a2 · b) = a · √b
Where:
- a2 = the largest perfect-square factor of the radicand (the number under the √ symbol)
- b = the remaining squarefree factor (no perfect square divides it other than 1)
Worked example for √72:
- 72 = 36 × 2 = 62 × 2
- So a2 = 36, a = 6, b = 2
- Therefore √72 = 6√2
How to Simplify Square Roots
Simplifying a square root means rewriting it in the simplest radical form, where the number under the radical (the radicand) has no perfect square factors other than 1.
Method: Prime Factorization
- Find the prime factorization of the radicand.
- Identify pairs of identical prime factors.
- Each pair contributes one factor outside the radical.
- Any unpaired prime factor stays under the radical.
Example: Simplify √72
- 72 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 = 23 × 32
- We have a pair of 2's, a pair of 3's, and a leftover 2.
- Pair of 2's → contributes one 2 outside. Pair of 3's → contributes one 3 outside. Leftover 2 stays inside.
- √72 = (2 × 3)√2 = 6√2
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Is 1340 Itself a Perfect Square?
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