SOLUTION: x^y=343 and x and y are integers between 1 and 10. Find x and y.

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Question 24835: x^y=343 and x and y are integers between 1 and 10. Find x and y.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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There might be another way to do this but, since you have one equation in two unknowns, I used the prime-factoring method.
Find the prime factors of 343. = 7%2A7%2A7+=+7%5E3
So, x = 7 and y = 3.