Cube Root of 279

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What is the cube root of 279?

Answer

∛279 ≈
6.5343

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 279.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 279 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛279 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
279 = 3 × 3 × 31 = 3² × 31
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛279 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
6³ = 216 < 279 < 343 = 7³, so 6 < ∛279 < 7 and ∛279 ≈ 6.5343

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 279?

∛279 ≈ 6.5343

Can ∛279 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 279, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛279 is already in simplest form. Since 6³ = 216 < 279 < 343 = 7³, ∛279 lies between 6 and 7: ∛279 ≈ 6.5343.

Is ∛279 a rational number?

No: 279 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 ∛279 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛279 ≈ 6.5343.