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Why is one a perfect square?
Because anything times itself equals a perfect square and is considered that taking the square root of a perfect square (non negative numbers) which end result does not involve fractions but whole numbers is a perfect square. 1 x 1 = 1 sq.root(1) = 1 2 x 2 = 4 (Perfect square) sq.root(4) = 2
Is 8 a perfect number?
A perfect number is the sum of its divisors; for example 6 is a perfect number because the sum of its divisors is 6 (1 + 2 + 3). The sum of the divisors of 8 is 7 (1 + 2 + 4), so 8 is not a perfect number.
Pythagoras discovered the ratio for creating the interval of a perfect octave was?
He discovered the ratio of a perfect octave is 2:1.
What are the 'perfect' number between 400 and 500?
There is only one Perfect Number within this range : 496. If 2ⁿ - 1 is prime then 2ⁿ⁻¹(2ⁿ - 1) is a perfect number. In this instance n = 5 then, 2⁴(2⁵ - 1) = 16 x 31 = 496...........and 31 is a prime number.
What do you call the squares of whole numbers?
The squares of whole numbers are called perfect squares. A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the product of an integer multiplied by itself. For example, 1, 4, 9, 16, and 25 are perfect squares because they can be written as 1^2, 2^2, 3^2, 4^2, and 5^2, respectively.
