Cube Root of 74

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What is the cube root of 74?

Answer

∛74 ≈
4.1983

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 74.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 74 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛74 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
74 = 2 × 37
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛74 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
4³ = 64 < 74 < 125 = 5³, so 4 < ∛74 < 5 and ∛74 ≈ 4.1983

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 74?

∛74 ≈ 4.1983

Can ∛74 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 74, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛74 is already in simplest form. Since 4³ = 64 < 74 < 125 = 5³, ∛74 lies between 4 and 5: ∛74 ≈ 4.1983.

Is ∛74 a rational number?

No: 74 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 ∛74 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛74 ≈ 4.1983.