InfiniteRepitition Intermediate
2004


Problem - 3274
Find the length of the leading non-repeating block in the decimal expansion of $\frac{2004}{7\times 5^{2003}}$. For example the length of the leading non-repeating block of $\frac{5}{12}=0.41\overline{6}$ is $2$.

Because $\frac{2004}{7\times 5^{2003}}$ can be rewritten as $\frac{A}{7} + \frac{B}{5^{2003}}$. The formal is a repeating decimal and the latter is a string of 2003 digits without repeating. Therefore, the answer is $\boxed{2003}$. Note: the reason that $\frac{2004}{7\times 5^{2003}}$ can be rewritten as $\frac{A}{7} + \frac{B}{5^{2003}}$ is explained in the book  Power Calculation .

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