Cube Root of 238

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What is the cube root of 238?

Answer

∛238 ≈
6.1972

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 238.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 238 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛238 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
238 = 2 × 7 × 17
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛238 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
6³ = 216 < 238 < 343 = 7³, so 6 < ∛238 < 7 and ∛238 ≈ 6.1972

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 238?

∛238 ≈ 6.1972

Can ∛238 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 238, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛238 is already in simplest form. Since 6³ = 216 < 238 < 343 = 7³, ∛238 lies between 6 and 7: ∛238 ≈ 6.1972.

Is ∛238 a rational number?

No: 238 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 ∛238 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛238 ≈ 6.1972.