One way to square a number is to multiply it by itself.
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If you mean 'prime' factors, then an odd number of them CAN'T produce a perfect square. Consider 3 factors ... A, B, and C. If their product were a perfect square, then AxB=C, which can't be true if C is a prime number. For non-prime factors, an odd number of them may or may not be a perfect square: Three factors = not a square: 2 x 3 x 5 = 30. Three factors = a square: 2 x 3 x 6 = 36.
yes b/c 5 times 5 is 25! any number times itself is a perfect square.
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If the determinant of the quadratic (ax² + bc + c) as worked out by b² - 4ac is a perfect square or not. If the determinant is not a perfect square then the roots are irrational.