Is 2 a perfect square or is 2 a square number?

Is 2 a square number?

Here we will answer the question: "Is 2 a square number?" You could also ask "Is 2 a perfect square?" Square number and perfect square mean the same thing.

Anyway, for 2 to be a square number, 2 must be the product of an integer multiplied by itself. In other words, the square root of 2 must equal a whole number (integer).

There is no integer that you can multiply by itself that will make 2. Furthermore, the square root of 2 is not an integer. Thus, 2 is NOT a square number.

The answer to the question: "Is 2 a square number?" is No.
The answer to the question: "Is 2 a perfect square?" is also No.

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