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Check whether 256 is a perfect cube.

256


The prime factorization of 256 is shown below:








































2



256



2



128



2



64



2



32



2



16



2



8



2



4



2



2



1



256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2


If the prime factors are not making the pairs of three so the number is not perfect cube.


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