A Simple Proof that nth Roots are Always Integers or Irrational

DOI10.1080/0025570X.2022.2094628zbMATH Open1505.11005WikidataQ113852077 ScholiaQ113852077MaRDI QIDQ5048680FDOQ5048680

Authors: Gary R. Lawlor 

Publication date: 16 November 2022

Published in: Mathematics Magazine (Search for Journal in Brave)

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Multiplicative structure; Euclidean algorithm; greatest common divisors (11A05)

Cites Work

• Gauss's lemma and the irrationality of roots, revisited
• Is This the Easiest Proof That nth Roots are Always Integers or Irrational?

Cited In (2)

• A Short Proof that Rational Algebraic Integers are Integers
• Why the n^th-root function is not a rational function

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