Let $G$ be a finite $p$-group of order $p^n$. YA. G. Berkovich (Journal of Algebra {\\\\bf 144}, 269-272 (1991)) proved that $G$ is elementary abelian $p$-group if and only if the order of its Schur multiplier, $M(G)$, is at the maximum case. In this paper, first we find the upper bound $p^{\\\\chi_{c+1}{(n)}}$ for the order the $c$-nilpotent multiplier of $G$, $M^{(c)}(G)$, where $\\\\chi_{c+1}{(i)}$ is the number of basic commutators of weight $c+1$ on $i$ letters. Second, we obtain the structure of $G$, in abelian case, where $|M^{(c)}(G)|=p^{\\\\chi_{c+1}{(n-t)}}$, for all $0\\\\leq t\\\\leq n-1$. Finally, by putting a condition on the kernel of the left natural map of the generalized Stallings-Stammbach five term exact sequence, we show that an arbitrary finite $p$-group with the $c$-nilpotent multiplier of maximum order is an elementary abelian $p$-group.

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