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P and a are both prime numbers. Find the values of p and q so that 6*54*p/q is a perfect cube.

User Whoisearth
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6x54= 324

6x50=300

6x4=24

300+24=324

The previous nearest cube root is 216 and the next cube root would be 343.

p/q could be any prime number which there are a lot of.

im going to say p is 1 and q is 3

next you would divide 1 by 3

1/3=0.666666667

324x0.666666667=216 exact

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