SOLUTION: What is the smallest positive integer will you multiply to 120 to make it a perfect square?

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Question 1192882: What is the smallest positive integer will you multiply to 120 to make it a perfect square?
Answer by ikleyn(52785) About Me  (Show Source):
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120 = 2^3*3*5.


Therefore, the smallest positive integer to multiply 120 and to get a perfect square is 2*3*5 = 30,


complementing each prime degree to perfect square.

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