Problem:
Score : 200 points

Problem Statement

Given is an integer N. Find the number of digits that N has in base K.

Notes

For information on base-K representation, see Positional notation - Wikipedia.

Constraints

All values in input are integers.

1 \leq N \leq 10^9

2 \leq K \leq 10

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N K

Output

Print the number of digits that N has in base K.

Sample Input 1

11 2

Sample Output 1

4

In binary, 11 is represented as 1011.

Sample Input 2

1010101 10

Sample Output 2

7

Sample Input 3

314159265 3

Sample Output 3

18

Solution in Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

use std::io;
use std::cmp;
use io_ext::Reader;
use parse::ParseAll;
use int_ext::{combination, digits10};

fn main() {
    let stdin = io::stdin();
    let mut r = Reader::new(stdin.lock());
    let (n, k): (i64, i64) = r.read_line().split_whitespace().parse_all();
    let mut m = k;
    let mut count = 1;
    while m <= n {
        m *= k;
        count += 1;
    }
    println!("{}", count);
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::answer;

    #[test]
    fn test() {
        let digits = [1, 0, 0];
        let k = 1;
        assert_eq!(answer(&digits, k), 19);

        let digits = [2, 5];
        let k = 2;
        assert_eq!(answer(&digits, k), 14);

        let digits = [3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9];
        let k = 2;
        assert_eq!(answer(&digits, k), 937);

        let digits: Vec<u8> = (0..100).map(|_| 9).collect();
        let k = 3;
        assert_eq!(answer(&digits, k), 117879300);
    }
}

pub mod int_ext {
    pub fn digits10(n: i64) -> i64 {
        assert!(n >= 0);

        let mut d = 1;
        let mut p = 10;
        while p <= n {
            p *= 10;
            d += 1;
        }
        d
    }

    pub fn permutation(n: i64, k: i64) -> i64 {
        assert!(k >= 0);
        assert!(n >= k);

        let mut p = 1;
        for i in 0..k {
            p = p * (n - i);
        }
        p
    }

    pub fn combination(n: i64, k: i64) -> i64 {
        use std::cmp;

        assert!(k >= 0);
        assert!(n >= k);

        let k = cmp::min(k, n - k);
        let num = permutation(n, k);
        let mut den = 1;
        for i in 0..k {
            den = den * (i + 1);
        }
        num / den
    }
}

/// A module for easy use of io.
pub mod io_ext {
    use std::io::BufRead;

    pub struct Reader<R> {
        buf: String,
        inner: R,
    }

    impl<R> Reader<R> {
        #[inline]
        pub fn new(inner: R) -> Self {
            Reader { buf: String::new(), inner: inner }
        }

        #[inline]
        pub fn into_inner(self) -> R {
            self.inner
        }
    }

    impl<R: BufRead> Reader<R> {
        #[allow(deprecated)]
        #[inline]
        pub fn read_line(&mut self) -> &str {
            self.buf.clear();
            self.inner.read_line(&mut self.buf).unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e));
            self.buf.trim_right()
        }
    }
}

/// Parsing Iterator.
pub mod parse {
    use std::borrow::Borrow;
    use std::str::FromStr;

    pub trait FromStrIterator {
        fn from_str_iter<S: Borrow<str>, I: Iterator<Item=S>>(i: I) -> Self;
    }

    pub trait ParseAll {
        fn parse_all<F: FromStrIterator>(self) -> F;
    }

    impl<S: Borrow<str>, I: Iterator<Item=S>> ParseAll for I {
        #[inline]
        fn parse_all<F: FromStrIterator>(self) -> F {
            F::from_str_iter(self)
        }
    }

    fn parse<S: Borrow<str>, I: Iterator<Item=S>, F: FromStr>(i: &mut I) -> F {
        i.next().unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("too few strings error")).borrow().parse().unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("parse error"))
    }

    // To avoid conflict, this is not implemented for `A` but `(A,)`.
    impl<A: FromStr> FromStrIterator for (A, ) {
        fn from_str_iter<S: Borrow<str>, I: Iterator<Item=S>>(mut i: I) -> Self {
            let a = parse(&mut i);
            if i.next().is_some() {
                panic!("too many strings error");
            }
            (a, )
        }
    }

    impl<A: FromStr, B: FromStr> FromStrIterator for (A, B) {
        fn from_str_iter<S: Borrow<str>, I: Iterator<Item=S>>(mut i: I) -> Self {
            let a = parse(&mut i);
            let b = parse(&mut i);
            if i.next().is_some() {
                panic!("too many strings error");
            }
            (a, b)
        }
    }

    impl<A: FromStr, B: FromStr, C: FromStr> FromStrIterator for (A, B, C) {
        fn from_str_iter<S: Borrow<str>, I: Iterator<Item=S>>(mut i: I) -> Self {
            let a = parse(&mut i);
            let b = parse(&mut i);
            let c = parse(&mut i);
            if i.next().is_some() {
                panic!("too many strings error");
            }
            (a, b, c)
        }
    }

    impl<A: FromStr, B: FromStr, C: FromStr, D: FromStr> FromStrIterator for (A, B, C, D) {
        fn from_str_iter<S: Borrow<str>, I: Iterator<Item=S>>(mut i: I) -> Self {
            let a = parse(&mut i);
            let b = parse(&mut i);
            let c = parse(&mut i);
            let d = parse(&mut i);
            if i.next().is_some() {
                panic!("too many strings error");
            }
            (a, b, c, d)
        }
    }

    impl<T: FromStr> FromStrIterator for Vec<T> {
        fn from_str_iter<S: Borrow<str>, I: Iterator<Item=S>>(i: I) -> Self {
            i.map(|s| s.borrow().parse().unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("parse error"))).collect()
        }
    }
}

pub mod modulo {
    /// Returns `x` + `y` mod `modulo`.
    ///
    /// `x < modulo` and `y < modulo` must hold.
    #[inline]
    pub fn add(x: u32, y: u32, modulo: u32) -> u32 {
        debug_assert!(modulo > 0);
        debug_assert!(x < modulo && y < modulo);
        let sum = x as u64 + y as u64;
        if sum <= modulo as u64 {
            sum as u32
        } else {
            (sum as u32).wrapping_sub(modulo)
        }
    }

    /// Returns `x` - `y` mod `modulo`.
    ///
    /// `x < modulo` and `y < modulo` must hold.
    #[inline]
    pub fn sub(x: u32, y: u32, modulo: u32) -> u32 {
        debug_assert!(0 < modulo);
        debug_assert!(x < modulo && y < modulo);
        if x >= y {
            x - y
        } else {
            modulo + x - y
        }
    }

    /// Returns `x` * `y` mod `modulo`.
    #[inline]
    pub fn mul(x: u32, y: u32, modulo: u32) -> u32 {
        ((x as u64 * y as u64) % modulo as u64) as u32
    }

    /// Returns `x`^ `y` mod `modulo`.
    pub fn pow(x: u32, mut y: u32, modulo: u32) -> u32 {
        debug_assert!(0 < modulo);
        let mut p = x;
        let mut ret = 1;

        while y != 0 {
            if y & 1 == 1 {
                ret = mul(ret, p, modulo);
            }
            p = mul(p, p, modulo);
            y >>= 1;
        }
        ret
    }

    fn is_prime(x: u32) -> bool {
        let sqrt = (x as f32).sqrt() as u32;
        for factor in 2..sqrt {
            if x % factor == 0 {
                return false;
            }
        }
        true
    }

    /// Returns 1 / `x`.
    ///
    /// `modulo` must be a prime number.
    #[inline]
    fn reciprocal(x: u32, modulo: u32) -> u32 {
        debug_assert!(0 < modulo && is_prime(modulo));
        pow(x, modulo - 2, modulo)
    }

    /// Returns `x` / `y` mod `modulo`.
    ///
    /// `modulo` must be a prime number.
    #[inline]
    pub fn div(x: u32, y: u32, modulo: u32) -> u32 {
        debug_assert!(0 < modulo && is_prime(modulo));
        mul(x, reciprocal(y, modulo), modulo)
    }

    /// Returns `n`P`k` mod `modulo`.
    pub fn perm(n: u32, k: u32, modulo: u32) -> u32 {
        let mut p = 1;
        for i in 0..k {
            p = mul(p, n - i, modulo);
        }
        p
    }

    /// Returns `n`C`k` mod `modulo`.
    pub fn comb(n: u32, k: u32, modulo: u32) -> u32 {
        let num = perm(n, k, modulo);
        let mut den = 1;
        for i in 0..k {
            den = mul(den, i + 1, modulo);
        }
        div(num, den, modulo)
    }
}