Question

Find the square root of number by using the method of prime factorisation:
4096

Answer 1

Resolving into prime factors:
$4096=2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2$

∴ $\sqrt{4096}=2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2=64$