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Find the smallest whole number that divides 2,925 to make it a perfect square. Then find the perfect square and its square root.

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13
225
15

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  1. Find the prime factorization of 2,925.

    Divide 2,925 by prime numbers.

    2925=3×9752925 = 3 \times 975 975=3×325975 = 3 \times 325 325=5×65325 = 5 \times 65 65=5×1365 = 5 \times 13 13=13×113 = 13 \times 1

    So, the prime factorization of 2,925 is 3×3×5×5×13=32×52×133 \times 3 \times 5 \times 5 \times 13 = 3^2 \times 5^2 \times 13.

  2. Identify the unpaired prime factor.

    For a number to be a perfect square, all its prime factors must appear an even number of times. In the factorization 32×52×133^2 \times 5^2 \times 13, the prime factors 3 and 5 are in pairs, but 13 is not.

  3. Determine the smallest whole number to divide by.

    To make 2,925 a perfect square, we must divide it by the unpaired prime factor, which is 13.
    The smallest whole number to divide by is 13.

  4. Find the new perfect square number.

    Divide 2,925 by 13:

    2925÷13=(32×52×13)÷132925 \div 13 = (3^2 \times 5^2 \times 13) \div 13 =32×52= 3^2 \times 5^2 =9×25= 9 \times 25 =225= 225

    The new perfect square number is 225.

  5. Find the square root of the new perfect square number.

    225=32×52\sqrt{225} = \sqrt{3^2 \times 5^2} =3×5= 3 \times 5 =15= 15

    The square root of the new perfect square number is 15.

    The smallest whole number to divide by is 13\boxed{13}.
    The perfect square number obtained is 225\boxed{225}.
    The square root of the perfect square number is 15\boxed{15}.

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