How do I extract base(3) and index (15) from $3^{15}$ in SageMath?

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How do I extract base(3) and index (15) from

$3^{15}$ in SageMath?

How do I extract base(3) and index (15) from $3^{15$ } in SageMath?

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You can use the is_prime_power method:

sage: a = 3**15
sage: a.is_prime_power()
True
sage: a.is_prime_power(get_data=True)
(3, 15)

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