For two integers m , n > 1 such that m is not a perfect n th power, n m is certainly an irrational number.
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Assume that n m = q p for positive integers p , q . Then m = ( q p ) n .
Therefore, m q n = p n . By the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, p , q are multiples of a set of primes repeated n times. But then the prime factors of m do not repeat n times (since m is not a perfect n th power).
So m q n = p n .
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The minimize possible for that n m such that n t h isn't perfect is 2 2 =irrational thus the mentioned statement is true .