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Find the smallest number by which the following number must be multiplied so as to get a perfect square? Also find the number whose square is the new number.
7776
Given :
The given number is 7776.
To do :
We have to find the number to be multiplied by 7776 to make it a perfect square.
Solution :
The prime factorization of 7776 is as follows
Prime factors of 7776 $= 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 3 \times 3 \times 3 \times 3 \times 3 $
$7776 = 2^5 \times 3^5$
$7776 = (2^2 \times 3^2)^2 \times 2 \times 3$
As we can see, if we multiply the number $7776$ by $2 \times 3$, then the number will become a perfect square.
So for 7776 to be a perfect square, the smallest number to be multiplied is $2\times3=6$.
$7776\times6 = (2^2 \times 3^2)^2 \times 6 \times 6$
$46656 = (4\times9\times6)^2$
$46656 = (216)^2$.
Therefore, the smallest number it needs to be multiplied to make it a perfect square is 6.
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