What is the square root of 270

The short answer is \( \sqrt{ 270 } = 16.431676725155 \).

If that's all you're looking for, thanks for coming by. But if you're interested in the hows and whys behind square roots, continue reading and we'll tell you all about the square root of 270.

270 is not a perfect square

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$$ \LARGE \sqrt{ 270 } = 16.431676725155 $$

Note that \(16.431676725155\) is not a whole number, therefore 270 is not a perfect square.

The next perfect square greater than 270 is 289. The previous perfect square less than 270 is 256.

Square root of 270 as an exponent

Any square root can be converted to a number with a fractional exponent. In the case of 270 the following two values are equal.

$$ \LARGE \sqrt{ 270 } = 270^{^1/_2} $$

Square root of 270 as a fraction

Since 270 is not a perfect square, sometimes we might want to get a fractional estimate of the square root value. In the case of 270 that value is \(\Large 16 \frac{19}{44}\).

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