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What is the cube root of 5,488?

Answer

∛5,488 =
14∛2 ≈ 17.6389

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 5,488.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 5,488 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛5,488 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
5,488 = (2 × 2 × 2) × 2 × (7 × 7 × 7) = 2⁴ × 7³
Take out of the root
∛5,488 = ∛(2³ × 7³ × 2) = 2 × 7 × ∛2 = 14∛2
Between cubes
17³ = 4,913 < 5,488 < 5,832 = 18³, so 17 < ∛5,488 < 18 and ∛5,488 ≈ 17.6389

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 5,488?

∛5,488 = 14∛2 ≈ 17.6389

How to simplify ∛5,488?

Factor 5,488 into primes: 5,488 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 7. Each triple of equal factors is a cube and comes out of the root as one factor; the rest stays under it: ∛5,488 = ∛(2³ × 7³ × 2) = 14∛2.

Is ∛5,488 a rational number?

No: 5,488 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 ∛5,488 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛5,488 ≈ 17.6389.