Cube Root of 998

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What is the cube root of 998?

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∛998 ≈
9.9933

Real cube root: the only number whose cube is 998.

≈ — rounded to 4 decimal places. 998 is not the cube of a rational number, so ∛998 is irrational: its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats.

Prime factors
998 = 2 × 499
Take out of the root
No prime appears three times, so ∛998 is already in simplest form.
Between cubes
9³ = 729 < 998 < 1,000 = 10³, so 9 < ∛998 < 10 and ∛998 ≈ 9.9933

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What is the cube root of 998?

∛998 ≈ 9.9933

Can ∛998 be simplified?

No: no prime appears three times in 998, so its only cube factor is 1 and ∛998 is already in simplest form. Since 9³ = 729 < 998 < 1,000 = 10³, ∛998 lies between 9 and 10: ∛998 ≈ 9.9933.

Is ∛998 a rational number?

No: 998 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 ∛998 is irrational; its decimal never ends and never repeats: ∛998 ≈ 9.9933.