Are the square roots of all positive integers irrational ? If not, give an example of the square root of a number that is a rational number.

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If numbers such as $\sqrt{4}=2,\, \sqrt{9}=3$ are considered, Then here, $2$ and $3$ are rational numbers. Thus, the square roots of all positive integers are not irrational.

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