BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Target Test Prep · GMAT

Choose how you want to prepare

Learn live with an expert or move at your own pace. Every option includes the complete TTP study system.

★★★★★5.0559 reviews
GMATLiveTeach Starts Oct 17
Chris Peckover, Target Test Prep GMAT expert
LIVE ONLINE CLASSES

Get Ready for GMAT Test Day Faster with Live Online Classes

with Chris Peckover, 100th-Percentile GMAT Scorer

Oct 17 · Chris Peckover
Sat · 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET
Oct 20 · Chris Peckover
Tue, Thu · 8:00 to 10:00 PM ET
Oct 25 · Josh Braslow
Sun · 1:00 to 4:00 PM ET
Included
40 hours of live online classes + 6 months of TTP OnDemand
  • Attend the first class for free
  • Every class is recorded, so you never fall behind
View classes & enroll
Limited seats availableTarget Test Prep
EALiveTeachOnDemand 5 seats left Start anytime
EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT

Target Test Prep EA OnDemand

Self-paced EA prep. Study on your schedule.

Logan Thompson
EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT

Sep 6 to Dec 6, 2026

with Logan Thompson

165+ EA score guarantee
$05-day trial no automatic billing
Schedule
Sun · 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET
Included
40 hours of live online classes plus six months of access to the complete TTP EA OnDemand course.
  • 165+ EA Score Guarantee
  • 4,100+ Quant, Verbal, and Integrated Reasoning practice questions
  • 400+ hours of in-depth video lessons
  • 3,000+ step-by-step video solutions
View EA class & enroll Start free 5-day trial
Limited cohort · enrollment openTrial includes full course accessTarget Test Prep
GMATOnDemand Start anytime
SELF-PACED MASTERCLASS

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Complete access from day one. Study on your schedule.

715+ score guarantee
$0to start then $127/mo
  • Personalized study plan and analytics
  • Thousands of lessons and practice questions

Compare the format, schedule, and included access before enrolling. Prices and seat counts shown reflect the supplied offer details.

cube roots (need a help!!!!!!!!!)

Expert replies
Source: — Problem Solving |

by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sun May 19, 2013 8:57 am
AJP wrote:now i am asking this how to find cube root of 175616...........
not by prime factorization method

by a new method
It would be nice if you included the answer choices.
On the GMAT, you'd never have to actually calculate the cube root of 175,616.
Instead you could either use the answer choices to your advantage. Or you could estimate.

Here's one way to estimate.

cuberoot(175,616) is close to cuberoot(175,000)
cuberoot(175,000) = cuberoot(175 x 1000)
= cuberoot(175) x cuberoot(1000)
= cuberoot(175) x 10

Let's examine cuberoot(175)
Since cuberoot(125) = 5 and cuberoot(216) = 6, we know that cuberoot(175) = 5.something

So, we get ...
cuberoot(175 x 1000) = cuberoot(175) x cuberoot(1000)
= 5.something x 10
= fifty something.
The real value is 56

We could also have used some number sense to see that the units digit of cuberoot(175,616) must be 6 (since 6x6x6 = some value with 6 as units digit)

Cheers,
Brent
Brent Hanneson - Creator of GMATPrepNow.com
Image
Join the discussion

by Atekihcan » Mon May 20, 2013 12:33 am
As 175616 is 6-digit integer, the cube root of this number must be 2-digit integer (assuming the cube root is an integer, even if the cube root is not integer, the integral part of the cube root must be 2-digit integer. But if the cube root is not integer, calculating exact cube root is beyond the scope and intention of GMAT.)

Now, next step is to guess the cube root with simple 2-digit integers like 30, 40, 50, ... etc.
30³ = 27000 < 175616
40³ = 64000 < 175616
50³ = 125000 < 175616
60³ = 216000 > 175616

So, cube root of 175616 must be between 50 and 60.
Now, the unit's digit of the cube root must be 6 as the unit's digit of 175616 is 6)

So, the cube root must be 56.
Join the discussion