Integral convergence test $\int_{0}^5 \frac{1}{(x^p-1)^{1/3}}dx$

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For which values of the real parameter p does the following integral converge? $$\int_{0}^5 \frac{1}{(x^p-1)^{1/3}}dx$$

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hint

near $1$,

$$x^p-1=e^{p\ln (x)}-1\sim p\ln (x) $$