The length of the repeating decimal
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| author | Yao, Siqiong Toyohara, Akira |
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| contents | This paper investigates the length of the repeating decimal part when a fraction is expressed in decimal form. First, it provides a detailed explanation of how to calculate the length of the repeating decimal when the denominator of the fraction is a power of a prime number. Then, by factorizing the denominator into its prime factors and determining the repeating decimal length for each prime factor, the paper concludes that the overall repeating decimal length is the least common multiple of these lengths. Furthermore, it examines the conditions under which the repeating decimal length equals the denominator minus 1 and discusses whether such fractions exist in infinite quantity. This topic is connected to an unsolved problem posed by Gauss in the 18th century and is also closely related to the important question of whether cyclic numbers exist in infinite quantity. |
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| spellingShingle | The length of the repeating decimal Yao, Siqiong Toyohara, Akira Number Theory 11R04, 11A41 This paper investigates the length of the repeating decimal part when a fraction is expressed in decimal form. First, it provides a detailed explanation of how to calculate the length of the repeating decimal when the denominator of the fraction is a power of a prime number. Then, by factorizing the denominator into its prime factors and determining the repeating decimal length for each prime factor, the paper concludes that the overall repeating decimal length is the least common multiple of these lengths. Furthermore, it examines the conditions under which the repeating decimal length equals the denominator minus 1 and discusses whether such fractions exist in infinite quantity. This topic is connected to an unsolved problem posed by Gauss in the 18th century and is also closely related to the important question of whether cyclic numbers exist in infinite quantity. |
| title | The length of the repeating decimal |
| topic | Number Theory 11R04, 11A41 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01295 |