Are $\frac{\pi}{e}$ or $\frac{e}{\pi}$ irrational?

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Is it clear whether $\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{e}$ or $\displaystyle \frac{e}{\pi}$ are irrational or not?

If not, then there would exist $q,p\in \mathbb{Z}$ such that $$p\cdot \pi = q\cdot e$$

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A QUITE SIMPLE REMARK $$\begin{cases}\frac{e}{\pi}=t\\e+\pi=s\end{cases}\qquad (*)$$ would imply $$\pi=\frac{s}{t+1}\\e=\frac{st}{t+1}$$ Consequently and least one of $t$ and $s$ in (*) must be trascendental.