The number 2356 in base 10 can be written

$ 2 \times 10^3 + 3 \times 10^2 + 5 \times 10^1 + 6 \times 10^0 = 2000 + 300 + 50 + 6$

So the number 234561 in base y can be written $2 \times y^5 + 3 \times y^4 + 4\times y^3 + 5 \times y^2 + 6 \times y^1 + 1 \times y^0$

How about factorising?