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by Boris Alexeev

Abstract

We present and prove a theorem answering the question "how many states does a minimal deterministic finite automaton (DFA) that recognizes the set of base-\(b\) numbers divisible by \(k\) have?"

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Boris Alexeev
Minimal DFA for testing divisibility
Journal of Computer and System Sciences 69 (2004), no. 2, 235–243.

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