1397 × 1397 = ?
Explanation
The verified answer is 1951609, option C. For “1397 × 1397 = ?”, retain the exact signs, brackets, powers and numerical conditions before beginning the calculation. The question-specific working recorded with the item is: 1397² = (1400 − 3)² = 1960000 − 8400 + 9 = 1951609.. The distractors 1949609, 1948809, 1950009 may arise from changing the order of operations, mishandling a negative sign, using an incorrect reciprocal, ignoring a divisibility condition, or rounding an exact value.