With a calculator handy
The basic fact you end up using is that any number x can be represented in base z as ∑aizi
With the exception of when z = 0 or |z|=1, of course
Awww, no nullary number system?
With base 1, do you use as many digits as will add up to the value? For example, is 7 decimal equal to 1111111 unary? I also don't see how fractions can be represented in unary.