Question

257 and 5050 is not a perfect square give reasons

Answer 1

Because when u do prime factorisation of 257 and 5050 and pair the factors you find that some of the factors are unpaired.

Answer 2

Answer:

Perfect Square : A number is said to be perfect square if the square root of the number is a whole number.

• 257

Square root of 257 = √257 = 16.03 which is not a whole number

So, 257 is not a perfect square.

• 5050

Square root of 550 = √550 = 23.45 which is also not a whole number

So, 550 is also not a perfect square.