Repeating Decimal Algorithm

I'm trying to write a simple repeating decimal algorithm. Right now I'm pretty close to having something that works.

I tried to use this algorithm: How to know the repeating decimal in a fraction?

"A very simple algorithm is this: implement long division. Record every intermediate division you do. As soon as you see a division identical to the one you've done before, you have what's being repeated."

I was able to do all of the above except for detecting the repeating decimal pattern and putting it in brackets.

For the fraction 7/13 my output should be 0.[538461] right now it's 0,5,3,8,4,6,1,5,3,8,4,6,1,5,3,8,4,6,1,5.

Any suggestions on how to implement detecting the repeating decimal pattern and putting it in brackets using the algorithm I mentioned above? I know there's similar questions but I would like to implement it with my current code using the algorithm I mentioned above.

<script>
// All the prime numbers under 1,000
var primeNumbers = [2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, 109, 113, 127, 131, 137, 139, 149, 151, 157, 163, 167, 173, 179, 181, 191, 193, 197, 199, 211, 223, 227, 229, 233, 239, 241, 251, 257, 263, 269, 271, 277, 281, 283, 293, 307, 311, 313, 317, 331, 337, 347, 349, 353, 359, 367, 373, 379, 383, 389, 397, 401, 409, 419, 421, 431, 433, 439, 443, 449, 457, 461, 463, 467, 479, 487, 491, 499, 503, 509, 521, 523, 541, 547, 557, 563, 569, 571, 577, 587, 593, 599, 601, 607, 613, 617, 619, 631, 641, 643, 647, 653, 659, 661, 673, 677, 683, 691, 701, 709, 719, 727, 733, 739, 743, 751, 757, 761, 769, 773, 787, 797, 809, 811, 821, 823, 827, 829, 839, 853, 857, 859, 863, 877, 881, 883, 887, 907, 911, 919, 929, 937, 941, 947, 953, 967, 971, 977, 983, 991, 997];

// Finds all the prime factors of a non-zero integer
// a = integer
function primeFactors(a) {
    var primeFactors = new Array(); 

    // Trial division algorithm
    for (var i = 0, p = primeNumbers[i]; i < primeNumbers.length && p * p <= a; i++, p = primeNumbers[i]) {
        while (a % p == 0) {         
                primeFactors.push(p);

                a /= p;
        }
    }

    if (a > 1) {
        primeFactors.push(a);
    }

    return primeFactors;
}

// Converts a fraction to a decimal
// i = number
// n = numerator
// d = denominator
function fractionToDecimal(n, d) {
    var pFS = primeFactors(d);

    for (var i = 0; i < pFS.length; i++) { // Go through each of the denominators prime factors

        if (pFS[i] !== 2 && pFS[i] !== 5) { // We have a repeating decimal

            var output = new Array();

            // Let's find the repeating decimal
            // Repeating decimal algorithm - uses long division
            for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) { // For now find 20 spots, ideally this should stop after it finds the repeating decimal

                // How many times does the denominator go into the numerator evenly
                var temp2 = parseInt(n / d);

                output.push(temp2);

                var n = n % d;

                n += "0";
            }

            return "Repeating decimal: " + output;
        }
    }

    // Terminating decimal
    return "Terminating decimal: " + n / d;
}

document.write(fractionToDecimal(7, 13));
</script>

You've got most of it figured out, only 2 parts are missing:

  • Check that the numerator of long division is repeating and halt the loop. When numerator repeats, it means that we have found the repeating decimal.

  • Convert array to string without commas, which is easily achievable by using join('') .

  • Here's the relevant part of your code with the above 2 points implemented:

    function fractionToDecimal(n, d) {
        var pFS = primeFactors(d);
        for (var i = 0; i < pFS.length; i++) { // Go through each of the denominators prime factors
    
            if (pFS[i] !== 2 && pFS[i] !== 5) { // We have a repeating decimal
    
                var output = new Array();
                var ns = new Array();
    
                // Let's find the repeating decimal
                // Repeating decimal algorithm - uses long division
                for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) { // For now find 20 spots, ideally this should stop after it finds the repeating decimal
                    // How many times does the denominator go into the numerator evenly
                    var temp2 = parseInt(n / d);
    
                    if (ns[n] === undefined) {
                        ns[n] = i;
                    } else {
                        return "Repeating decimal: " + 
                            output.slice(0, 1).join('') +
                            '.' +
                            output.slice(1, ns[n]).join('') +
                            '[' + output.slice(ns[n]).join('') + ']'
                        ;
                    }
    
                    output.push(temp2);
                    var n = n % d;
                    n += "0";
                }           
                return "Repeating decimal: " + output;
            }
        }
    
        // Terminating decimal
        return "Terminating decimal: " + n / d;
    }
    

    jsFiddle with the complete code: http://jsfiddle.net/49Xks/

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