25 Sep
2006
25 Sep
'06
1:57 p.m.
You know that the most compact solution in base 10 is: 5/2 = 2.5 But in other bases? I have now the most compact solutions of all (non-prime) bases <= 16. For example, in base 6, the most compact solution is: 35/4 = 5.43 Hmmm... difficult to read with our "decimal eyes"... The same irreducible fraction written in base 10: 23/4 = 5.75 In fact, only ONE exception: in the small base 4, I have not yet found any solution. Is the problem impossible in base 4, for an unknown reason????? Christian.