What is the denominator of 5991 as a repeating decimal? (Recurring digits of 1/5991)

Denominator of 5991 as a repeating decimal

What is the denominator of 5991 as a repeating decimal? First, note that a fraction in its lowest form with the denominator of 5991 will always have a repeating decimal if you divide the fraction (numerator divided by denominator).

Here we will count and show you the repeating digits when the numerator is 1 and denominator is 5991. In other words, we will show you the recurring digits you get when you calculate 1 divided by 5991.

Below is the answer to 1 divided by 5991 with the repeating decimals. We colored each interval of repeating decimals in different colors so it is easy for you to see. The repeating decimals (recurring digits) go on forever.

0.000166917042230011684192956100817893506927057252545484894007678183942580537472875980637623101318644633617092305124353196461358704723752295109330662660657653146386246035720247037222500417292605575029210482390252044733767317643131363712235019195459856451343682189951594057753296611584042730762810882991153396761809380737773326656651644132865965615089300617593056251043231513937573026205975630111834418294107828409280587547988649641128359205474878985144383241528960106826907027207477883491904523451844433316641629110332164914037723251543982640627608078784843932565514939075279586045735269571023201468869971624102820898013687197462860958103822400267067267568018694708729761308629611083291604072775830412285094308128859956601569020196962109831413787347688198965114338173927558003672174929060257052245034217993657152395259556000667668168920046736771824403271574027708229010181939576030712735770322149891503922550492405274578534468369220497412785845434818895009180437322650642630612585544984142880988148890001669170422300116841929561008178935069270572525454848940076781839425805374728759806376231013186446336170923051243531964613587047237522951093306626606576531463862460357202470372225004172926055750292104823902520447337673176431313637122350191954598564513436821899515940577532966115840427307628108829911533967618093807377733266566516441328659656150893006175930562510432315139375730262059756301118344182941078284092805875479886496411283592054748789851443832415289601068269070272074778834919045234518444333166416291103321649140377232515439826406276080787848439325655149390752795860457352695710232014688699716241028208980136871974628609581038224002670672675680186947087297613086296110832916040727758304122850943081288599566015690201969621098314137873476881989651143381739275580036721749290602570522450342179936571523952595560006676681689200467367718244032715740277082290101819395760307127357703221498915039225504924052745785344683692204974127858454348188950091804373226506426306125855449841428809881488900016691704223001168419295610081789350692705725254548489400767818394258053747287598063762310131864463361709230512435319646135870472375229510933066266065765314638624603572024703722250041729260557502921048239025204473376731764313136371223501919545985645134368218995159405775329661158404273076281088299115339676180938073777332665665164413286596561508930061759305625104323151393757302620597563011183441829410782840928058754798864964112835920547487898514438324152896010682690702720747788349190452345184443331664162911033216491403772325154398264062760807878484393256551493907527958604573526957102320146886997162410282089801368719746286095810382240026706726756801869470872976130862961108329160407277583041228509430812885995660156902019696210983141378734768819896511433817392755800367217492906025705224503421799365715239525955600066766816892004673677182440327157402770822901018193957603071273577032214989150392255049240527457853446836922049741278584543481889500918043732265064263061258554498414288098814889...

As you can see, the repeating digits are 00016691704223001168419295610081789350692705725254548489400767818394258053747287598063762310131864463361709230512435319646135870472375229510933066266065765314638624603572024703722250041729260557502921048239025204473376731764313136371223501919545985645134368218995159405775329661158404273076281088299115339676180938073777332665665164413286596561508930061759305625104323151393757302620597563011183441829410782840928058754798864964112835920547487898514438324152896010682690702720747788349190452345184443331664162911033216491403772325154398264062760807878484393256551493907527958604573526957102320146886997162410282089801368719746286095810382240026706726756801869470872976130862961108329160407277583041228509430812885995660156902019696210983141378734768819896511433817392755800367217492906025705224503421799365715239525955600066766816892004673677182440327157402770822901018193957603071273577032214989150392255049240527457853446836922049741278584543481889500918043732265064263061258554498414288098814889 which will repeat indefinitely. When we counted the repeating decimals, we found that there are 998 repeating decimals in 1/5991 as a decimal.

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Denominator of 5992 as a repeating decimal
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Note that the answer above only applies to 1/5991. You will get a different answer if the numerator is different. Furthermore, 5991 as a denominator in a fraction is only repeating for sure if the fraction is in its lowest form possible.

Bonus: To communicate what numbers are repeating in a repeating decimal, you put a line (vinculum) over the repeating digits like this:

0.00016691704223001168419295610081789350692705725254548489400767818394258053747287598063762310131864463361709230512435319646135870472375229510933066266065765314638624603572024703722250041729260557502921048239025204473376731764313136371223501919545985645134368218995159405775329661158404273076281088299115339676180938073777332665665164413286596561508930061759305625104323151393757302620597563011183441829410782840928058754798864964112835920547487898514438324152896010682690702720747788349190452345184443331664162911033216491403772325154398264062760807878484393256551493907527958604573526957102320146886997162410282089801368719746286095810382240026706726756801869470872976130862961108329160407277583041228509430812885995660156902019696210983141378734768819896511433817392755800367217492906025705224503421799365715239525955600066766816892004673677182440327157402770822901018193957603071273577032214989150392255049240527457853446836922049741278584543481889500918043732265064263061258554498414288098814889