Calculate 5³: Finding the Cube of Number 5

To solve the problem of finding $5^3$, we will proceed as follows:

• Step 1: Identify that $5^3$ means $5$ raised to the power of 3, which is equivalent to multiplying 5 by itself 3 times.
• Step 2: Compute the expression: $5^3 = 5 \times 5 \times 5$.
• Step 3: Perform the multiplication in two stages for clarity:
• First, calculate $5 \times 5 = 25$.
• Next, take the result from the first calculation and multiply by 5 again: $25 \times 5 = 125$.

Therefore, the value of $5^3$ is 125.

This matches with one of the provided choices, which is 125.