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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is there any way of writing 300^{200} by breaking it up into the bases 2 and 5?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

exponents cover multiplication: (ab)^2 = a^2 b^2

OpenStudy (amistre64):

to there might be a way

OpenStudy (amistre64):

factor out 300 and see where it leads :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No, you will need a base 3 in there too.

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