79 squared

79² = 79 × 79 = 6,241

To square a number, multiply it by itself. 79 squared is written 79² or 79^2, and the answer is 6,241.

How to work out 79 squared

Direct: 79 × 79 = 6,241.
From the previous square: 78² = 6,084, and 79² = 6,084 + (2 × 79 − 1) = 6,084 + 157 = 6,241.
Split the number: 79 = 70 + 9, so 79² = 70² + 2 × 70 × 9 + 9² = 4,900 + 1,260 + 81 = 6,241.

Related

79 cubed = 493,039
The square root of 6,241 is 79, so 6,241 is a perfect square.

Squares near 79

Number	Squared
75	5,625
76	5,776
77	5,929
78	6,084
80	6,400
81	6,561
82	6,724
83	6,889

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