Just too perfect
Number Theory
Level
1
I have a positive integer larger than 1 which so happens to be both a perfect square and a perfect cube.
What is the smallest possible value of this positive integer?
The answer is 64.
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1 solution
First, find first power that handle multiple two and three. This is it, six . Then, two is choosen as basis we need to make it as small as possible. The answer is 2 ^ 6 = 64