16 Dec
2011
16 Dec
'11
3:12 p.m.
Okay, I've run through b=237; results are at http://tomas.rokicki.com/k.txt In all cases, k<b^2 (although sometimes just barely). Clearly, k<b^2; just print x, and watch the digit column just to the left of the most significant digit of x. As you add x each time, you'll get a carry there or not; you will get a carry at least once every 1/k times, and after k such carries you'll have seen all the digits. -tom