Cube Root of 82

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What is the cube root of 82?

Answer

∛82 ≈
4.3445

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 82.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 82 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛82 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
82 = 2 × 41
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛82 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
4³ = 64 < 82 < 125 = 5³, so 4 < ∛82 < 5 and ∛82 ≈ 4.3445

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 82?

∛82 ≈ 4.3445

Can ∛82 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 82, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛82 is already in simplest form. Since 4³ = 64 < 82 < 125 = 5³, ∛82 lies between 4 and 5: ∛82 ≈ 4.3445.

Is ∛82 a rational number?

No: 82 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 ∛82 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛82 ≈ 4.3445.