How to use this calculator
The nth root reverses raising a number to the nth power.
The method
Enter your values in the labeled fields and choose Calculate. The result panel shows the answer and supporting values when useful.
Number: 81, Root index n: 4
Select Calculate to evaluate these example values.
Scope and limitations
For negative inputs, only odd whole-number roots are real. Uses real-number arithmetic and rounds display values without changing the entered inputs. Check important results independently.
Common questions
Can I use different units?
Use consistent units unless this page is a unit converter. The result follows the units implied by the inputs.
Are results exact?
Displayed values may be rounded. Keep extra precision for important follow-up calculations.
Methods & verification
Formulas use standard mathematical definitions and fixed unit factors where applicable. See our methodology for numerical conventions, rounding, privacy, and limitations.