Properties of Square Numbers

The square numbers are the values which are produced when we multiply a number by itself. Some of the properties are:

• Square of 1 is equal to 1
• Square of positive numbers are positive in nature
• Square of negative numbers is also positive in nature. For example, (-3)² = 9
• Square of zero is zero
• Square of root of a number is equal to the value under the root. For example, (√3)² = 3
• The unit place of square of any even number will have an even number only.
• If a number has 1 or 9 in the unit’s place, then its square ends in 1.
• If a number has 4 or 6 in the unit’s place, then its square ends in 6.