Cube Root of 285

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What is the cube root of 285?

Answer

∛285 ≈
6.5808

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 285.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 285 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛285 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
285 = 3 × 5 × 19
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛285 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
6³ = 216 < 285 < 343 = 7³, so 6 < ∛285 < 7 and ∛285 ≈ 6.5808

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 285?

∛285 ≈ 6.5808

Can ∛285 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 285, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛285 is already in simplest form. Since 6³ = 216 < 285 < 343 = 7³, ∛285 lies between 6 and 7: ∛285 ≈ 6.5808.

Is ∛285 a rational number?

No: 285 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 ∛285 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛285 ≈ 6.5808.