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The number 1953125 is equal to 5^9. explain how the information above informs you that 1953125 is not a square number

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If 1953125 is a square number, then
1953125=n^2,~n\in\mathbb{N}

By what's given,
1953125=5^9\Rightarrow n^2=5^9\Rightarrow n=5^(4.5)=625√(5)

But
n=625√(5) \\otin\mathbb{N}, therefore, our assumption that 1953125 is a square number is wrong.

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