SOLUTION: How to check a particular number is a perfect cube?eg:46656,13825,3375,74088

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Question 365963: How to check a particular number is a perfect cube?eg:46656,13825,3375,74088
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Take the cube root of each number.
To the power of (1%2F3) on your calculator.
root%283%2C%2846656%29%29=36
root%283%2C%2813825%29%29=24.00058<-- Not a perfect cube, 13824 is.
root%283%2C%283375%29%29=15
root%283%2C%2874088%29%29=42