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2³ = 2 x 2 x 2 = 4 x 2 = 8
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Square=2 Cube=3
A cube is any number multiplied by itself three times, eg 2 cubed = 2³ = 2×2×2 = 8; 1.5³ = 1.5×1.5×1.5 = 3.375 A perfect cube is an integer (whole number) that is the cube of an integer, eg 8 is a perfect cube as it is 2 cubed, but 9 is not a perfect cube as 9 = 2.08008382...³
To cube a number is to multiply 3 of that number together, for example, 2 cubed is 2 x 2 x 2 (which equals 8). This metaphor results from the way in which the volume of a cube is calculated. If you take the length of an edge of a cube, and multiply 3 of that number together (as described above) you get the volume of the cube.
27 = the cube of 3 = 54/2
No, 5 is not a cube number. A cube number is the result of an integer multiplied by itself twice (n × n × n). The cube numbers closest to 5 are 1 (1³) and 8 (2³).