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A Quick Change of Base Algorithm for Fractions

by Juan B. Gil and Michael D. Weiner

This article originally appeared in:
College Mathematics Journal
January, 2008

Subject classification(s): Algebra and Number Theory | Number Theory | Congruences
Applicable Course(s): 4.3 Number Theory

This note is on the digital (floating-point) representation in various arithmetic bases of the reciprocal of an integer \( m \). An algorithm is given to change the representation of \( 1/m \) in base \( b \) to its representation in base \( b+mt \) for any integer \( t\).


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Capsule Course Topic(s):
Number Theory | Congruences
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