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Definition of Cube

What is Cube?

Cube definition: When a number is multiplied by itself three times, the product so formed is called the cube of that number.

If ‘b’ is a number, then the cube of b is


b3 = b x b x b.

Example: What is Cubed of 3?

3 Cubed = Definition of Cube

3 × 3 x 3 = 27, we say that 27 is the cube of 3.

Other examples of cube

  • 1 × 1× 1 =13= 1, cube of 1 is 1.
  • 2 × 2 × 2= 23= 8, cube of 2 is 8.
  • 4 × 4 × 4 = 43= 64, cube of 4 is 64.
  • 5 × 5 × 5 = 53= 125, cube of 5 is 125.

Thus, the cube of a number is a number raised to the power 3.