Cube Root of 78

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What is the cube root of 78?

Answer

∛78 ≈
4.2727

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 78.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 78 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛78 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
78 = 2 × 3 × 13
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛78 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
4³ = 64 < 78 < 125 = 5³, so 4 < ∛78 < 5 and ∛78 ≈ 4.2727

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 78?

∛78 ≈ 4.2727

Can ∛78 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 78, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛78 is already in simplest form. Since 4³ = 64 < 78 < 125 = 5³, ∛78 lies between 4 and 5: ∛78 ≈ 4.2727.

Is ∛78 a rational number?

No: 78 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 ∛78 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛78 ≈ 4.2727.