Cube Root of 289

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What is the cube root of 289?

Answer

∛289 ≈
6.6115

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 289.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 289 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛289 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
289 = 17 × 17 = 17²
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛289 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
6³ = 216 < 289 < 343 = 7³, so 6 < ∛289 < 7 and ∛289 ≈ 6.6115

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 289?

∛289 ≈ 6.6115

Can ∛289 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 289, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛289 is already in simplest form. Since 6³ = 216 < 289 < 343 = 7³, ∛289 lies between 6 and 7: ∛289 ≈ 6.6115.

Is ∛289 a rational number?

No: 289 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 ∛289 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛289 ≈ 6.6115.