Prove $2^{\frac{1}{\log_2(x)}}$ is algebraic iff $x=2^n$ or $1/2^n$ for some $n \in \Bbb Q^+.$

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Conjecture: $2^{\frac{1}{\log_2(x)}}$ is algebraic iff $x=2^n$ or $1/2^n$ for some $n\in \Bbb Q^+.$

How can I prove my conjecture?

It might be very easy to prove but I am stuck at the moment.

If for example $x=6$ then I think the expression fails to be algebraic due to the fact that $6$ cannot be expressed the above forms.

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$3$ is algebraic. And if $x$ is of the form prescribed by your conjecture, then we either have $\log_2(x) = n$ or $\log_2(x) = -n$ for some $n\in \Bbb Q^+$. Regardless of which of them it is, your conjecture would imply that there is a rational $m$ such that $2^m = 3$, which goes against the fundamental theorem of arithmetic.