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The arithmetic mean of a set of \(n\) numbers is computed by adding up all the numbers, then dividing the result by \(n\). The geometric mean of a set of \(n\) numbers is computed by multiplying all the numbers together, then taking the \(n\)th root of the result.
The arithmetic mean of the digits of the number 132 is \(\tfrac13(1+3+2)=2\). The geometric mean of the digits of the number 139 is \(\sqrt[3]{1\times3\times9}\)=3.
What is the smallest three-digit number whose first digit is 4 and for which the arithmetic and geometric means of its digits are both non-zero integers?

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