(a) Use the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic to explain why 1/n has a terminating positional representation in base b only when every prime factor of n is also a factor of b.
(b) When does 1/n have a terminating positional representation in base 2?
(c) When does 1/n have a terminating positional representation in base 10?
(d) Do almost all rational numbers have an infinite repeating binary representation?
(e) Do almost all rational numbers have an infinite repeating decimal representation?
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