Sunday, April 20, 2008

Cyclic numbers



1 x 142857 = 142857
2 x 142857 = 285714
3 x 142857 = 428571
4 x 142857 = 571428
5 x 142857 = 714285
6 x 142857 = 857142
7 x 142857 = 999999

1 ÷ 7 = 0 . 142857 142857 142857 14...
2 ÷ 7 = 0 . 285714 285714 285714 28...
3 ÷ 7 = 0 . 428571 428571 428571 42...
4 ÷ 7 = 0 . 571428 571428 571428 57...
5 ÷ 7 = 0 . 714285 714285 714285 71...
6 ÷ 7 = 0 . 857142 857142 857142 85...
7 ÷ 7 = 0 . 999999 999999 999999 99...

For the record, 0.999999... is another way of writing 1.

Number theory, not numerology.

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