[BITList] An INTERESTING NUMBER!

[John Feltham]

'Pi' - as a notation in calculating the area / circumference of a circle - is 22/7.

Take out your calculators and calculate 22/7  - the result is 3.142857142857 (recurring). The first 6 decimal numbers - 142857 (which is recurring till infinity) has another property which is:

(a)   1 x 142857 = 142857
(b)   2 x 142857 = 285714
(c)   3 x 142857 = 428571
(d)   4 x 142857 = 571428
(e)   5 x 142857 = 714285
(f)    6 x 142857 = 857142

Notice something? The products are all interchanging of the digits of the number 142857! 

                                       1
                                   7       4
                                   5       2
                                       8

Further more.

The number 142857 when multiplied by 7, you get 999999!

Then, multiply 142857 with 8, you get 1142856. The first and the last digit (1,6) adds to 7 (the last digit of 142857, the product of sl no (a) above)!

Still further more.

Multply 142857 with 9, the product is 1285713 -  the first and the last digit (1,3) adds to 4 (the last digit of 285714 , the product of sl no (b) above).

Ofcourse, 142857 x 10 is 1428570! But, from 11, you get more interesting products!

Therefore, 'Pi' (and notation 22/7) will put you into circles!!!!!



And finally….

What do you know about Raspberry Pi?



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