The binary remainder method is an algorithm for computing an Egyptian fraction (Stewart 1992).
Binary Remainder Method
See also
Egyptian FractionExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Eppstein, D. Egypt.ma Mathematica notebook.
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/numth/egypt/egypt.ma.Stewart,
I. "The Riddle of the Vanishing Camel." Sci. Amer. 266, 122-124,
June 1992.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Binary Remainder MethodCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Binary Remainder Method." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BinaryRemainderMethod.html