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Find the Smallest Number by Which the Given Number Must Bew Multiplied So that the Product is a Perfect Square: 23805 - Mathematics

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Question

Find the smallest number by which the given number must bew multiplied so that the product is a perfect square: 

 23805 

Solution

Factorise each number into its prime factors. 

23805 = 3 x 3 x 5 x 23 x 23 

Grouping 23805 into pairs of equal factors:
23805 = (3 x 3) x (23 x 23) x 5
Here, the factor 5 does not occur in pairs. To be a perfect square, every prime factor has to be in pairs. Hence, the smallest number by which 23805 must be multiplied is 5.

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Chapter 3: Squares and Square Roots - Exercise 3.1 [Page 4]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 3 Squares and Square Roots
Exercise 3.1 | Q 3.1 | Page 4

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