A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the product of two equal integers.
The only way to accurately calculate if a number is a perfect square is to find the factors. Before we go through the trouble of finding the factors, there is a quick trick you can use to help determine if you need even need to do the extra work.
Try these steps first:
Let's try it...
Step 1:
What is the last number of 123,301,343? It is this number: 123301343. The answer is 3. Is 3 in the list of numbers that are never perfect squares (2, 3, 7 or 8)?
Answer: YES, 3 is in the list of numbers that are never perfect squares. The number 123,301,343 is NOT a perfect square and we can stop here as there is not need to complete the rest of the steps.
Number | 123,301,341 | 123,301,342 | 123,301,344 | 123,301,345 |
Perfect Square? | no | no | no | no |