Square Root Calculator

Quickly find square roots of numbers

Common Square Roots Reference

1=1.00000
2=1.41421
3=1.73205
4=2.00000
5=2.23607
6=2.44949
7=2.64575
8=2.82843
9=3.00000
10=3.16228
11=3.31662
12=3.46410
13=3.60555
14=3.74166
15=3.87298
16=4.00000
17=4.12311
18=4.24264
19=4.35890
20=4.47214

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The square root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number. Example: √9 = 3.

In real numbers, negative numbers do not have square roots. In complex numbers, they do (e.g., √-1 = i).

The square root of 0 is 0, since 0 × 0 = 0.

You can estimate by finding the nearest perfect square. For example, √50 is close to √49 = 7.

Perfect squares are numbers whose square roots are whole numbers, like 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, etc.