Prove that any positive number z can be written as a base-B number using the digits {0,1,...,B − 1} as in (2.2.1). The budget of the United States government is on the order of 3,500,000,000,000...

Prove that any positive number z can be written as a base-B number using the digits {0,1,...,B − 1} as in (2.2.1).

The budget of the United States government is on the order of 3,500,000,000,000 dollars. The lowest unit of currency, however, is the cent with 100 cents per dollar. Could SAS or R keep track of each cent as an integer?