56 squared

56² = 56 × 56 = 3,136

To square a number, multiply it by itself. 56 squared is written 56² or 56^2, and the answer is 3,136.

How to work out 56 squared

Direct: 56 × 56 = 3,136.
From the previous square: 55² = 3,025, and 56² = 3,025 + (2 × 56 − 1) = 3,025 + 111 = 3,136.
Split the number: 56 = 50 + 6, so 56² = 50² + 2 × 50 × 6 + 6² = 2,500 + 600 + 36 = 3,136.

Related

56 cubed = 175,616
The square root of 3,136 is 56, so 3,136 is a perfect square.

Squares near 56

Number	Squared
52	2,704
53	2,809
54	2,916
55	3,025
57	3,249
58	3,364
59	3,481
60	3,600

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