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Problem
In base 
, the number 
ends in the digit 
. In base 
, on the other hand, the same number is written as 
and ends in the digit 
. For how many digits 
does the base--representation of end in the digit ?
Solution
We want the integers such that 
is a factor of 
. Since 
, it has 
factors. Since cannot equal 
or , as these cannot have the digit 3 in their base representations, our answer is 
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