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Perfect Cube

A perfect cube is a number that can be expressed as the cube of an integer. In other words, a number is a perfect cube if its cube root is an integer.

Example Rewrite as a Product Perfect Cube? Explanation
125 5 * 5 * 5=5^3 Yes ✓ 5 is an integer.
166.375 5.5 * 5.5 * 5.5 = 5.5^3 No * 5.5 is not an integer.
64 4 * 4 * 4=4^3 Yes ✓ 4 is an integer.
270 3sqrt(10) * 3sqrt(10) * 3sqrt(10) = (3sqrt(10))^3 No * 3sqrt(10) is not an integer.

Similarly, if a variable has an exponent that is a multiple of 3, it is still considered a perfect cube. This is because this condition guarantees that the variable can be rewritten as the product of three identical powers with integer exponents. y^3 & ⇔ y * y * y x^6 & ⇔ x^2 * x^2 * x^2

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