OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
For any base n, the maximum number of repeating digits in 1/(n-2) is n-3.
This is a list of the bases where the period of 1/(n-2) is equal to that maximum.
EXAMPLE
The first base listed is base 5. The base-5 representation of 1/3 is 0.1313..., with a period of 2.
Another base listed is base 15. The base-15 representation of 1/13 is 0.124936DCA5B8124936DCA5B8..., with a period of 12.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Will Nicholes, Jul 01 2010
STATUS
approved