Cube Root of 98

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What is the cube root of 98?

Answer

∛98 ≈
4.6104

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 98.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 98 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛98 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
98 = 2 × 7 × 7 = 2 × 7²
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛98 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
4³ = 64 < 98 < 125 = 5³, so 4 < ∛98 < 5 and ∛98 ≈ 4.6104

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FAQ

What is the cube root of 98?

∛98 ≈ 4.6104

Can ∛98 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 98, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛98 is already in simplest form. Since 4³ = 64 < 98 < 125 = 5³, ∛98 lies between 4 and 5: ∛98 ≈ 4.6104.

Is ∛98 a rational number?

No: 98 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 ∛98 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛98 ≈ 4.6104.