What is the square root of 169?

To find the square root of 169, we can factor 169 into its prime factors.

Let's first factorize 169.

169 = 13 × 13

Now, we can take the square root of each of the prime factors, and by multiplying these two square roots together, we get:

$\sqrt{169} = \sqrt{(13\times 13}= \surd 13 \times \surd 13 = 13$

The square root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself, equals the original number.

The square of 13 is 169 (13 x 13 = 169), so the square root of 169 is 13.