Cube Root of 61

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What is the cube root of 61?

Answer

∛61 ≈
3.9365

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 61.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 61 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛61 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
61 is a prime number: no triple of equal factors.
Between cubes
3³ = 27 < 61 < 64 = 4³, so 3 < ∛61 < 4 and ∛61 ≈ 3.9365

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 61?

∛61 ≈ 3.9365

Can ∛61 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 61, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛61 is already in simplest form. Since 3³ = 27 < 61 < 64 = 4³, ∛61 lies between 3 and 4: ∛61 ≈ 3.9365.

Is ∛61 a rational number?

No: 61 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 ∛61 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛61 ≈ 3.9365.