Cube Root of 38

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What is the cube root of 38?

Answer

∛38 ≈
3.362

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 38.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 38 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛38 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
38 = 2 × 19
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛38 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
3³ = 27 < 38 < 64 = 4³, so 3 < ∛38 < 4 and ∛38 ≈ 3.362

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 38?

∛38 ≈ 3.362

Can ∛38 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 38, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛38 is already in simplest form. Since 3³ = 27 < 38 < 64 = 4³, ∛38 lies between 3 and 4: ∛38 ≈ 3.362.

Is ∛38 a rational number?

No: 38 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 ∛38 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛38 ≈ 3.362.