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Working in base 5.
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Or Convert to base 10: 23241 5 ≡ 2 × 625 + 3 × 125 + 2 × 25 + 4 × 5 + 1 = 1696
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and 31 5 = 3 × 5 + 1 = 16 do the division then convert back to base 5: 1696 ÷ 16 = 106 ≡ 411 5
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