Square Number — 1² = 1 — free printable diagram

What is 1 squared?

1 squared is 1. Squaring a number means multiplying it by itself, so 1² = 1 × 1 = 1. Read the other way round, the square root of 1 is 1.

Calculation

1² = 1 × 1

Answer

1

In words

one

Square root

√1 = 1

Position

the 1st square number

• Squaring means multiplying a number by itself, so 1² = 1 × 1 = 1.
• 1 is called a square number because 1 counters can be arranged in a perfect square of 1 rows with 1 in each row.
• The opposite of squaring is taking the square root, so √1 = 1.
• 1 squared is not 1 × 2. 1 × 2 = 2, but 1² = 1.