The square root of 26 is 5.09901951 (rounded to 8 decimal places).
The square root of 26 is 5.09901951 (rounded to 8 decimal places).
It is not a perfect square and has no square factor, so √26 is irrational and cannot be simplified.
26 lies between the perfect squares 25 (5²) and 36 (6²), so √26 is between 5 and 6. Our answer 5.09901951 fits that range.
You can check it by squaring the result: 5.09901951² ≈ 26.
| √26 | = 5.09901951 |
| 5.09901951² | = 26 |
| ∛26 | = 2.962496 |
| Number | Square root | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 4.690416 | |
| 23 | 4.795832 | |
| 24 | 4.898979 | |
| 25 | 5 | perfect square |
| 26 | 5.09902 | this page |
| 27 | 5.196152 | |
| 28 | 5.291503 | |
| 29 | 5.385165 |
The square root of 26 is 5.09901951 (rounded to 8 decimal places).
No. The nearest perfect squares are 25 and 36.
Irrational. Its decimal never ends or repeats.
The cube root of 26 is about 2.962496.
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