#1118 · Number Theory · Digits

Changing base representation

The numeral $212542$ is expressed in base $6$ . In which radix will the same digit string represent the same value as the numeral $17486$ in that radix?

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. VII. Scales of Notation, Examples VII.b, No. 26

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).