Question

Which smallest number can be subtracted from 15198 to get a perfect square?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Although the answers provided by others could be considered correct, a smaller number than 69 is -178 which when subtracted from 15,198 gives us 15,376 which is the square of 124.

Answer 2

Answer:

What is the largest square that is smaller than 15,198? (For instance, 100^2 is smaller than 15,198, and 150^2 is larger. But what is the largest that is smaller?)

Subtract that largest square from 15,198 to obtain the required value.