Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

    Base 10 has a minor advantage in divisibility tests that I don't
    think you get with any other possible base between 5 and 17.  And
    unlike 5 and 17, it's not prime.

What are the tests and the advantage?  I don't know anything about
this.  Perhaps it will reconcile me to base 10!

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