Cube Root of 197

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What is the cube root of 197?

Answer

∛197 ≈
5.8186

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 197.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 197 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛197 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
197 is a prime number: no triple of equal factors.
Between cubes
5³ = 125 < 197 < 216 = 6³, so 5 < ∛197 < 6 and ∛197 ≈ 5.8186

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 197?

∛197 ≈ 5.8186

Can ∛197 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 197, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛197 is already in simplest form. Since 5³ = 125 < 197 < 216 = 6³, ∛197 lies between 5 and 6: ∛197 ≈ 5.8186.

Is ∛197 a rational number?

No: 197 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 ∛197 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛197 ≈ 5.8186.