Examine whether 10976 is a perfect square? If not then make it a perfect square.
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10,976 not a perfect square?
A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the product of two equal integers. The only way to accurately calculate if a number is a perfect square is to find the factors. Before we go through the trouble of finding the factors, there is a quick trick you can use to help determine if you need even need to do the extra work.
Step-by-step explanation:
Try these steps first:
A number that is a perfect square never ends in 2, 3, 7 or 8. If your number ends in any of those numbers, you can stop here because your number is not a perfect square.
Obtain the digital root of the number. The digital root essentially is the sum of all of the digits. If you're lost, don't worry, we'll go over each step in more detail below.
All possible numbers that are a perfect square have a digital root of 1, 4, 7, 9.
Step 1:
What is the last number of 10,976? It is this number: 10976. The answer is 6. Is 6 in the list of numbers that are never perfect squares (2, 3, 7 or 8)?
Answer: NO, 6 is not in the list of numbers that are never perfect squares. Let's continue to the next step.
Step 2:
We now need to obtain the digital root of the number. Here's how you do it:
Split the number up and add each digit together:
1 + 0 + 9 + 7 + 6 = 23
If the answer is more than one digit, you would add each digit of the answer together again:
2 + 3 = 5
What is the digital root of number 10,976?
Answer: 5
Step 3:
So now we know the digital root of 10,976 is 5. Is 5 in the list of digital roots that are always a square root (1, 4, 7 or 9)?
Answer: NO, 5 is not in the list of digital roots that are always perfect squares. We can conclude that 10,976 IS NOT a perfect square and we don't need to factor!