Cube Root of 147

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What is the cube root of 147?

Answer

∛147 ≈
5.2776

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 147.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 147 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛147 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
147 = 3 × 7 × 7 = 3 × 7²
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛147 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
5³ = 125 < 147 < 216 = 6³, so 5 < ∛147 < 6 and ∛147 ≈ 5.2776

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 147?

∛147 ≈ 5.2776

Can ∛147 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 147, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛147 is already in simplest form. Since 5³ = 125 < 147 < 216 = 6³, ∛147 lies between 5 and 6: ∛147 ≈ 5.2776.

Is ∛147 a rational number?

No: 147 is not the cube of a rational number, and the cube root of a fraction p/q in lowest terms is rational only when p and q are both cubes. So ∛147 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛147 ≈ 5.2776.