Is there any predefined function in c++ to check whether the number is square of any number and same for the cube..
No, but it's easy to write one:
bool is_perfect_square(int n) {
if (n < 0)
return false;
int root(round(sqrt(n)));
return n == root * root;
}
bool is_perfect_cube(int n) {
int root(round(cbrt(n)));
return n == root * root * root;
}
sqrt(x), or in general, pow(x, 1./2) or pow(x, 1./3)
For example:
int n = 9;
int a = (int) sqrt((double) n);
if(a * a == n || (a+1) * (a+1) == n) // in case of an off-by-one float error
cout << "It's a square!\n";
Edit: or in general:
bool is_nth_power(int a, int n) {
if(n <= 0)
return false;
if(a < 0 && n % 2 == 0)
return false;
a = abs(a);
int b = pow(a, 1. / n);
return pow((double) b, n) == a || pow((double) (b+1), n) == a;
}