Cube Root of 15

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What is the cube root of 15?

Answer

∛15 ≈
2.4662

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 15.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 15 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛15 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
15 = 3 × 5
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛15 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
2³ = 8 < 15 < 27 = 3³, so 2 < ∛15 < 3 and ∛15 ≈ 2.4662

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 15?

∛15 ≈ 2.4662

Can ∛15 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 15, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛15 is already in simplest form. Since 2³ = 8 < 15 < 27 = 3³, ∛15 lies between 2 and 3: ∛15 ≈ 2.4662.

Is ∛15 a rational number?

No: 15 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 ∛15 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛15 ≈ 2.4662.