Воспользуемся формулой разности квадратов:
\({a^2}-{b^2} = \left( {a-b} \right)\left( {a + b} \right).\)
\({x^2}-4 = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,{x^2}-{2^2} = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left( {x-2} \right)\left( {x + 2} \right) = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \)
\( \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l}x-2 = 0,\\x + 2 = 0\end{array} \right.\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l}x = 2,\\x = -2.\end{array} \right.\)
Больший корень уравнения \(x = 2.\)
Ответ: 2.