SOLUTION: How many prime numbers are there whose squares are less than 250? And please could you explain how you got your answer? I tried finding the number that has a square root of 250 and

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Question 637673: How many prime numbers are there whose squares are less than 250? And please could you explain how you got your answer? I tried finding the number that has a square root of 250 and finding all the prime numbers less then that but that didn't work. I have no other idea what to do to solve this problem. Please help me.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

How many prime numbers are there whose squares are less than 250? 6

Making a table is Useful:

P	P^2

2	4

3	9

5	25

7	49

11	121

13	169

17	289