Let be the unique polynomial of minimal degree with the following properties:
- has a leading coefficient ,
- is a root of ,
- is a root of ,
- is a root of , and
- is a root of .
The roots of are integers, with one exception. The root that is not an integer can be written as , where and are relatively prime integers. What is ?
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