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number theory intermediate

Problem

Find the product of . Express your answer in base 4.
Solution
We begin by multiplying the units digit: . So, we write down a and carry-over the . Moving on to the next digit, we need to evaluate . Thus, the next digit is a and a is carried over. Finally, the leftmost digits are given by the operation . Writing this out, we have \begin{array}{@{}c@{\;}c@{}c@{}c@{}c@{}c@{}c} & & & & \stackrel{2}{1} & \stackrel{2}{2} & \stackrel{}{3}_4 \\ & & & \times & & & 3_4 \\ \cline{4-7} & & & 1 & 1 & 0 & 1_4 \\ \end{array}So our final answer is .
Final answer
1101_4