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We know that our answer must have an odd exponent in order for it to not be a square.  We can rewrite <math>4^2019</math> as <math>2^4028</math>, so our answer must be <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B) }2^{2017}}</math>


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Which of the following numbers is not a perfect square?

$\textbf{(A) }1^{2016}\qquad\textbf{(B) }2^{2017}\qquad\textbf{(C) }3^{2018}\qquad\textbf{(D) }4^{2019}\qquad \textbf{(E) }5^{2020}$

Solution

We know that our answer must have an odd exponent in order for it to not be a square. We can rewrite $4^2019$ as $2^4028$, so our answer must be $\boxed{\textbf{(B) }2^{2017}}$

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