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There is a magic number, 6 digits long, that when you add, multiply, subtract and divide all or parts of it, it does amazing stuff. What is this number?

Question #80295. Asked by auccl799.
Last updated Jun 09 2020.

gmackematix
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gmackematix
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It is difficult to know quite what you are looking for with that description.
The 6-digit cyclic number 142,857 is quite unusual in that:

142,857 x 2 = 285,714
142,857 x 3 = 428,571
142,857 x 4 = 571,428
142,857 x 5 = 714,285
142,857 x 6 = 857,142
142,857 x 7 = 999,999

Also 142 + 857 = 999.
The square of 142,857 = 20,408,122,449 and...
20,408 + 122,449 = 142,857.

All these facts relate to it being the recurring part of 1/7 as a decimal.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/142,857
link http://www.decisionsciencenews.com/2013/07/10/numbers-worth-knowing-142857/

Response last updated by gtho4 on Jun 09 2020.
May 12 2007, 8:44 PM
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