Look at several examples of rational numbers in the form p/q (q ≠ 0), where p and q are integers with no common factors other than 1 and having terminating decimal representations (expansions). Can you guess what property q must satisfy?

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TextTerminating and Non-terminating Decimal ExpansionsNCERT Textbook

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