Simplify Cube Root of 5987

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the cube root of 5987. Before we continue, note that the cube root of 5987 can be written as follows:

∛5987

The ∛ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the cube root of 5987 means to get the simplest radical form of ∛5987.

We start by listing the factors of 5987 like so:

1 and 5987

Next, we identify the perfect cubes* from the list of factors above:

1

Since 1 is the only perfect cube above, the cube root of 5987 cannot be simplified.

Although we cannot simplify the cube root of 5987, we did enter the cube root of 5987 into our calculator and got the following answer to the cube root of 5987 in decimal form:

∛5987 ≈ 18.1581

You may also be interested to know that you can write the cube root of 5987 with an exponent instead of a radical like this:

∛5987 = 5987^⅓

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* List of Perfect Cubes