find the smallest number by which 2592 should he divided so that the quotient is a perfect square.
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2592=2×2×2×2×2×3×3×3×3
It can be written as
By pairing the same kind of factors, one factors 2is left unpaired.
Required least number =2
The number 2592 should be divided by 1 so that the result number will be a perfect square
Resultant number =2592÷2=1296
Square root =2×2×3×3=36
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Step-by-step explanation:
Primefactorisation of
2592=
2×
2×
2×
2×
2×
3×
3×
3×
3
On grouping the factors in pairs, we notice that one 2 is left out. Hence,we should multiply 2592 with 2, so that prime factor 2 gets grouped in pairs.
Hence, 2592 should be multiplied by 2 to make it a perfect square.
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