Cube Root of 87

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What is the cube root of 87?

Answer

∛87 ≈
4.431

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 87.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 87 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛87 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
87 = 3 × 29
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛87 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
4³ = 64 < 87 < 125 = 5³, so 4 < ∛87 < 5 and ∛87 ≈ 4.431

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 87?

∛87 ≈ 4.431

Can ∛87 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 87, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛87 is already in simplest form. Since 4³ = 64 < 87 < 125 = 5³, ∛87 lies between 4 and 5: ∛87 ≈ 4.431.

Is ∛87 a rational number?

No: 87 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 ∛87 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛87 ≈ 4.431.