Cube Root of 157

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What is the cube root of 157?

Answer

∛157 ≈
5.3947

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 157.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 157 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛157 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
157 is a prime number: no triple of equal factors.
Between cubes
5³ = 125 < 157 < 216 = 6³, so 5 < ∛157 < 6 and ∛157 ≈ 5.3947

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 157?

∛157 ≈ 5.3947

Can ∛157 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 157, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛157 is already in simplest form. Since 5³ = 125 < 157 < 216 = 6³, ∛157 lies between 5 and 6: ∛157 ≈ 5.3947.

Is ∛157 a rational number?

No: 157 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 ∛157 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛157 ≈ 5.3947.