SOLUTION: what is the smallest number by which 768 must be multiplied to get the perfect square number?

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Question 1042089: what is the smallest number by which 768 must be multiplied to get the perfect square number?
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Perform the prime factorization of 768. Count the number of each of the factors. If a number of a given factor is odd, then one additional factor of that value is a factor of the required multiplier. When all of the odd-count factors have been accounted for, multiply all of the additional factors to get the required multiplier.

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