Is 5184 a perfect square

Answer 1

Yes. 72 x 72 = 5184.

You use prime factorization. The prime factorization of 5184 is 2^6 x 3^4 or

2^2 x 2^2 x 2^2 x 3^2 x 3^2

Take the square root = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 72

Small note: ^ indicates a power.