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 531,518,799? It is this number: 531518799. The answer is 9. Is 9 in the list of numbers that are never perfect squares (2, 3, 7 or 8)?
Answer: NO, 9 is not in the list of numbers that are never perfect squares. Let's continue to the next step.
Step 2:
We now need to obtain the digital root of the number. Here's how you do it:
If the answer is more than one digit, you would add each digit of the answer together again:
What is the digital root of number 531,518,799?
Answer: 3
Step 3:
So now we know the digital root of 531,518,799 is 3. Is 3 in the list of digital roots that are always a square root (1, 4, 7 or 9)?
Answer: NO, 3 is not in the list of digital roots that are always perfect squares. We can conclude that 531,518,799 IS NOT a perfect square and we don't need to factor!
Number | 531,518,797 | 531,518,798 | 531,518,800 | 531,518,801 |
Perfect Square? | no | no | no | no |