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number theory intermediate
Problem
What is the sum of the digits of the base-2 expression for ?
Solution
We see that is the largest power of 2 less than 222, leaving us with . Since the next largest power of 2, , is less than 94, we are left with the remainder . Because is greater than 30, the next non-zero coefficient goes to the term, giving us a remainder of . Continuing from here, we find that . This gives us the sum .
Final answer
6