What is 100413579−24608+56789? Express your answer in base 10.
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First, we convert the following numbers to base 10: 13579=7⋅90+5⋅91+3⋅92+1⋅93=7+45+243+729=102410,1004=0⋅40+0⋅41+1⋅42=1610,24608=0⋅80+6⋅81+4⋅82+2⋅83=48+256+1024=132810,and56789=8⋅90+7⋅91+6⋅92+5⋅93=8+63+486+3645=420210.So the original expression equals 161024−1328+4202=2938.