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2874 to base 5
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powers of 5 are
5, 25, 125, 625, 3125
the largest divisor I can use is 625
2874/625 = 4 + 374/625
2874 = 4*625 + 374
374 = 2*125 + 124
124 = 4*25 + 24
24 = 4*5 + 4
so we have 4(5^4) + 2(5^3) + 4(5^2) + 4(5^1) + 4
= 42444 (base5)
5, 25, 125, 625, 3125
the largest divisor I can use is 625
2874/625 = 4 + 374/625
2874 = 4*625 + 374
374 = 2*125 + 124
124 = 4*25 + 24
24 = 4*5 + 4
so we have 4(5^4) + 2(5^3) + 4(5^2) + 4(5^1) + 4
= 42444 (base5)