Cube Root of 258

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What is the cube root of 258?

Answer

∛258 ≈
6.3661

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 258.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 258 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛258 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
258 = 2 × 3 × 43
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛258 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
6³ = 216 < 258 < 343 = 7³, so 6 < ∛258 < 7 and ∛258 ≈ 6.3661

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 258?

∛258 ≈ 6.3661

Can ∛258 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 258, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛258 is already in simplest form. Since 6³ = 216 < 258 < 343 = 7³, ∛258 lies between 6 and 7: ∛258 ≈ 6.3661.

Is ∛258 a rational number?

No: 258 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 ∛258 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛258 ≈ 6.3661.