Question

What is the square root of 1,024

Answer 1

1024 can be factored into 
2(512) 
=2^2(256) 
=2^3(128) 
=2^4(64) 
=2^5(32) 
=2^6(16) 
=2^10 

Therefore, 
√1024 = √(2^10) = 2^5 = 32