Request for "Decimal Period of 1/X in Base Y" program

[Gerald H]

(03-02-2015 07:09 AM)Joe Horn Wrote:  

(03-01-2015 10:17 PM)Gerald H Wrote:  If you want to do it for any base, instead of removing 2s & 5s, remove any factors of that base & change the 10 near the end for the required base - I believe that will solve it.

Will try that. I hope it's a valid method, because that's the method used by my URPL program, but it's much slower than yours.

Quote:It might be an idea to change title of thread so others can find solution to length of period problem.

Good idea. Done.

OK, how about this prog:

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WHILE DUP PICK3 GCD DUP 1 >
REPEAT /
END DROP SWAP ORD
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