Is 2352 a perfect square? if no, find the smallest multiple of 2352 which is a perfect square. also find the square root of the new number?

Explanation

To determine whether 2352 is a perfect square, we will follow these steps:

### Step 1: Prime Factorization of 2352
We need to find the prime factors of 2352. We can do this by dividing the number by the smallest prime numbers until we reach 1.

1. Divide by 2:
- 2352 ÷ 2 = 1176
- 1176 ÷ 2 = 588
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