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StarRoot    --    compute smallest root of an integer


Syntax 
StarRoot(N: INT): INT

Description
This function returns the smallest root of N; that is, it produces the smallest R such that N = R^k for some k. An error is reported if N < 0. Note that this is not the same as the radical or squarefree part of N.

Example 
/**/  StarRoot(8000);
20

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