We prime factor 3888
3888
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2 1944
/ \
2 972
/ \
2 486
/ \
2 243
/ \
3 81
/ \
3 27
/ \
3 9
/ \
3 3
So 3888 = 2435
To be a complete square, a positive integer must
either be an even power of a prime, or
expressible as the product of even powers of primes.
3888 is expressible as the product of an even power
of 2 and an odd power of 3. So the smallest number
we could multiply 3888 by to get a complete square
is 3, so that we would have 2436,
which is a product of even powers of primes 2 and 3.
Answer: 2
Checking: 3888×3 = 7776 = 1082
Edwin