Question

Simplify.

Answer 1

Can you find factors of 2401

Answer 2

What is 2401 divisible by?

Answer 3

2 and 4?

Answer 4

2401 is odd, so it's not divisible by 2 or 4.

Answer 5

Try dividing 2401 by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc., until you find a number it's divisible by.
If you have a calculator, you can do this quickly.

Answer 6

Think of it as this:
\[\sqrt[4]2401=2401^{1/4}\] which becomes this:
\[(2401^{1/2})^{1/2}\]