Cube Root of 255

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What is the cube root of 255?

Answer

∛255 ≈
6.3413

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 255.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 255 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛255 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
255 = 3 × 5 × 17
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛255 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
6³ = 216 < 255 < 343 = 7³, so 6 < ∛255 < 7 and ∛255 ≈ 6.3413

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 255?

∛255 ≈ 6.3413

Can ∛255 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 255, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛255 is already in simplest form. Since 6³ = 216 < 255 < 343 = 7³, ∛255 lies between 6 and 7: ∛255 ≈ 6.3413.

Is ∛255 a rational number?

No: 255 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 ∛255 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛255 ≈ 6.3413.