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number theory intermediate
Problem
What is the least positive integer such that is a perfect square?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Perfect squares have all of the powers in their prime factorization even. To evaluate we get the following: . Taking all powers we get: Simplifying again, we finally get: To make all the powers left even, we need to multiply by which is .
Final answer
C