Java - Recursion Program - Convert a base 10 number to any Base

Question

I am trying to convert a base 10 number to any base by using conversion. Right now this is the code I have came up with. I have a sad feeling this may be completely wrong. The

Answer 1

public class Converter {

    private static char symbols[] = new char[] { '0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','A','B','C','D','E','F','G','H','I','J','K','L','M','N','O','P','Q','R','S','T' };

    public static void main ( String args[] )
    {
                 Converter converter = new Converter ();
        System.out.println( converter.convert ( 31, 16 ));
    }

    public String convert ( int number, int base )
    {
        return convert(number, base, 0, "" );
    }

    private String convert ( int number, int base, int position, String result )
    {
        if ( number < Math.pow(base, position + 1) )
        {
            return symbols[(number / (int)Math.pow(base, position))] + result;
        }
        else
        {
            int remainder = (number % (int)Math.pow(base, position + 1));
            return convert (  number - remainder, base, position + 1, symbols[remainder / (int)( Math.pow(base, position) )] + result );
        }
    }
}

This will convert from Base 2 to Base 36, although you could expand it by adding more symbols.