Is it true that at least one of the numbers and is irrational?
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Note that ( x + e ) ( x + π ) = x 2 + ( e + π ) x + e π , so if the numbers e + π and e π were both rational, π and e would be the roots of a polynomial with rational coefficients and hence they would be algebraic numbers. But that's impossible because π and e are both transcendental numbers! So at least one of the numbers e + π and e π is irrational.
NOTE: It is still an open problem whether e + π is irrational and whether e ⋅ π irrational (see, for example the MathWorld Wolfram page on e ).