Is the square root of 47 a rational number?

Answer 1

'47' is a Prime number, so it does not have a rational square root.

sqrt(47) = 6.8556546... to 9 d.p.

An irrational number which cannot be converted to a quotient; that is made into a fraction.

NB The square roots of prime numbers are irrational.

Answer 2

No, the square root of 47 is not a rational number. A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers. Since the square root of 47 is an irrational number, it cannot be expressed as a simple fraction. Irrational Numbers are numbers that cannot be expressed as terminating or repeating decimals.

Answer 3

No, the square root of 47 is around 6.8556546. Any time you have a square root of a prime number you can never be rational.

Answer 4

Rational