···2121 and 7 are not factors of 10. Fractions with a prime factor of 5 in the denominator
2222 can be finite in base 10, but [not in base 2](/formats/binary/) - the biggest source of confusion for most
2323 novice users of floating-point numbers.
2424-* **Transcendental numbers**
2525- Transcendental numbers cannot be represented as a regular fraction at all, and in
2424+* **Non-rational numbers**
2525+ Non-rational numbers cannot be represented as a regular fraction at all, and in
2626 positional notation (no matter what base) they require an infinite number of non-recurring digits.
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