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What is the square root of 1,280 simplified?

Answer

√1,280 = 16√5

1,280 = 256 × 5, and 256 = 16² is the largest perfect square that divides 1,280, so √1,280 = √256 × √5 = 16√5. Check: 16√5 ≈ 35.777, the same as √1,280 ≈ 35.777.

Simplifying √1,280 Step by Step

1. Prime factorization. — All Prime Factors of 1,280:

1,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 = 28 × 5

2. Pair up equal primes. Each pair is a perfect square and comes out of the root as one factor; a prime without a partner stays under the radical.

Prime factorTimes in 1,280Comes out of the rootStays under the root
2824—
51—5

3. Take the pairs out of the root.

√1,280 = √((2 × 2) × (2 × 2) × (2 × 2) × (2 × 2) × 5)

= 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × √5

= 16√5

4. Check by squaring back.

16² × 5 = 256 × 5 = 1,280

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Simplified Square Roots Table

NumberSimplest radical formDecimal value
7255√29≈ 26.926
72611√6≈ 26.944
7292727
7505√30≈ 27.386
7566√21≈ 27.495
7722√193≈ 27.785
7802√195≈ 27.928
80020√2≈ 28.284
8505√34≈ 29.155
8755√35≈ 29.58
8804√55≈ 29.665
9608√15≈ 30.984
97218√3≈ 31.177
1,00010√10≈ 31.623
1,20020√3≈ 34.641
1,25025√2≈ 35.355
1,2606√35≈ 35.496
1,28016√5≈ 35.777
1,2963636
1,57515√7≈ 39.686
1,87525√3≈ 43.301
2,00020√5≈ 44.721
2,01612√14≈ 44.9
3,7806√105≈ 61.482
5,00050√2≈ 70.711
7,20060√2≈ 84.853
8,00040√5≈ 89.443
12,50050√5≈ 111.803
20,000100√2≈ 141.421
84,500130√5≈ 290.689

FAQ

What is the square root of 1,280 simplified?

√1,280 = 16√5

Is 1,280 a perfect square?

No. 1,280 = 256 × 5: its largest perfect square factor is 256 = 16², and the factor 5 stays under the radical, so √1,280 = 16√5.

What is √1,280 as a decimal?

√1,280 ≈ 35.777. The decimal never ends and never repeats, so it is always rounded; the exact value is 16√5.

What is the largest perfect square that divides 1,280?

256 = 16². Dividing gives 1,280 ÷ 256 = 5, and 5 has no square factor left, so √1,280 = √256 × √5 = 16√5.