Cube Root of 21

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What is the cube root of 21?

Answer

∛21 ≈
2.7589

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 21.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 21 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛21 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
21 = 3 × 7
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛21 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
2³ = 8 < 21 < 27 = 3³, so 2 < ∛21 < 3 and ∛21 ≈ 2.7589

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 21?

∛21 ≈ 2.7589

Can ∛21 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 21, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛21 is already in simplest form. Since 2³ = 8 < 21 < 27 = 3³, ∛21 lies between 2 and 3: ∛21 ≈ 2.7589.

Is ∛21 a rational number?

No: 21 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 ∛21 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛21 ≈ 2.7589.