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Find the Square Root of 256

Answer: We can find the square root by using the prime factor method,

Prime factorization:

256 = 2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2

√256 = √ (2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2)

√256 = 16.