In this alphametic equation, six and five are respectively positive integers in base 6 and base 5 notation. Each of the small letters in bold represents a different digit, and none of the numbers contains any leading zero.

(six)₆ = (five)₅

What are the respective minimum value and the maximum value of six?

Minimum value of six is 523
(523)₆ = (1240)₅ = 195

Maximum value of six is 534
(534)₆ = (1302)₅ = 202

Posted by Dej Mar on 2009-05-23 18:54:36