What is the square root of 256 evaluated using prime factorization?

Answer 1

The prime factorization of 256 is 28. The square root is 24 or 16.

Answer 2

256 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 or 28

Answer 3

2 is the only prime factor of 256.

Answer 4

2^8