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--- simply_a_square_root_by_factoring [2026/10/27 09:26] – frchris
+++ simply_a_square_root_by_factoring [2026/10/27 09:35] (current) – frchris
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   - Declare a new static method that takes a integer n and returns a String
-  - make two local variables, one for the coefficient, and one for a factor
+  - Make two local variables, one for the coefficient , and one for a factor
-  -
+  - Put a 1 in the coefficient, and the first prime 2 into the factor
+  - While the factor is less than n, see if the factor squared divides n evenly
+  - If it does, multiply the factor to the coeffient, and divide out the squared factor from n.
+  - Keep doing this until the factor no longer divides n.
+  - Next, change the factor (which starts out as 2) to the next odd number
+  - return a String that starts with the coefficiant, then the ''v'' character, then what is left of ''n''
+In BlueJ, you can run the static method directly, just like you usually do with the main method.