Which of the following numbers is a perfect square?
Problem 92
Official solution
For a positive integer to be a perfect square, all the primes in its prime factorization must have an even exponent. With a quick glance at the answer choices, we can eliminate options
because is an odd power
because and is an odd power
because and is an odd power, and
because is an odd power.
This leaves option in which , and since and are all even, is a perfect square. Thus, our answer is .