Square-free integer
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Definition
A nonzero integer is square-free when no square of a prime number divides . That is, there is no prime such that .
Remarks
Equivalently, is square-free when the only perfect squares that divide are . A positive integer is square-free if and only if each exponent in its prime factorization is . The first square-free positive integers are . The integer is not square-free. The integer is not square-free, because each square divides .
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| Tag | 004JW7A2N5 |
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| URI | m2://004JW7A2N5 |
| Aliases | squarefree |
| Kind | definition |
| Writing | W1 stated |
| MSC | 11A51 |
| Defines | Square-free integer |
| Uses | Prime number, Divisibility |
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