Square & Cube Numbers

Maths: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.3.12

Square Numbers

A square number is the number formed when a number is multiplied by itself.

The first five square numbers

The first five square numbers

  • 1
  • 4
  • 9
  • 16
  • 25
Writing square numbers

Writing square numbers

  • You can show a square number with a little 2 after the number you want to square.

Cube Numbers

A cube number is the number formed when a number is multiplied by itself three times.

The first five cube numbers

The first five cube numbers

  • 1
  • 8
  • 27
  • 64
  • 125
Writing cube numbers

Writing cube numbers

  • You can show a cube number with a little 3 after the number you want to cube.

Test yourself on Square & Cube Numbers

  • What does 42 mean?

  • What does 52 mean?

  • What does 92 mean?

  • What does 43 mean?

  • What does 63 mean?

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