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number theory intermediate

Problem

Express in base .
Solution
We write in powers of . The largest power of which is smaller than is , and the greatest multiple of which is less than is . We get that . The largest power of that is less than is , and the greatest multiple of less than is . We get , which is . Therefore, we can write as . Thus, the answer is .
Final answer
4210_{5}