For any integer k > 0, an integer n is a kth power if there exists an

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For any integer k > 0, an integer n is a kth power if there exists an integer a such that ak = n. Furthermore, n > 1 is a nontrivial power if it is a kth power for some integer k > 1. Show how to determine whether a given β-bit integer n is a nontrivial power in time polynomial in β.

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Introduction to Algorithms

ISBN: 978-0262033848

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest

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