What is 256 squared? What does 256 squared mean? What is the answer to 256 squared? Those are the questions we tackle here!
256 squared can be written as an exponentiation where the base is 256 and the exponent is 2, like this:
2562
When the exponent is 2 (aka squared) and the base is 256, you simply multiply 256 by 256 to get the answer. Here is the math to illustrate:
256 squared
= 2562
= 256 x 256
= 65,536
Therefore, the answer to "What is 256 squared?" is
65,536
For future reference, note that "squared" means that the exponent is 2 regardless of what the base is. Furthermore, when you get a problem like "What is 256 squared?", just picture a square where all the sides are 256. The area of the square is the same as 256 squared.
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