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Suppose that b  is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. When 197 is converted to base b , the resulting representation has 4 digits. What is the number of possible values for b?

 Mar 15, 2017

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Suppose that is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. 

When 197 is converted to base b, the resulting representation has 4 digits.

What is the number of possible values for b?

 

19710=11000101219710=21022319710=3011419710=1242519710=525619710=401719710=305819710=238919710=19710

 

b is 4 or 5

 

laugh

 Mar 15, 2017
 #1
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Best Answer

Suppose that is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. 

When 197 is converted to base b, the resulting representation has 4 digits.

What is the number of possible values for b?

 

19710=11000101219710=21022319710=3011419710=1242519710=525619710=401719710=305819710=238919710=19710

 

b is 4 or 5

 

laugh

heureka Mar 15, 2017

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