Cube Root of 85

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What is the cube root of 85?

Answer

∛85 ≈
4.3968

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 85.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 85 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛85 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
85 = 5 × 17
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛85 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
4³ = 64 < 85 < 125 = 5³, so 4 < ∛85 < 5 and ∛85 ≈ 4.3968

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 85?

∛85 ≈ 4.3968

Can ∛85 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 85, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛85 is already in simplest form. Since 4³ = 64 < 85 < 125 = 5³, ∛85 lies between 4 and 5: ∛85 ≈ 4.3968.

Is ∛85 a rational number?

No: 85 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 ∛85 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛85 ≈ 4.3968.