What is special about the number 142857? Also, 0588235294117647 shares a similar speciality. They share a number of special properties.

Hint 1: split these numbers into two halves and add them together.

Hint 2: try multiplying them by various integers and observe the results.

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so if yu split it yu get 142+857=999

kood du same thang with 333+666

& many other numbers

me thank more interesting that 9*11*13*37=142,857
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142857*2=285714
142857*3=428571
142857*4=571428
142857*5=714285
142857*6=857142
142857*7=999999
142857 is a cyclic number as is 0588235294117647 (which is the next cyclic number after 142857). 333666 is not a cyclic number. So there aren't as many cyclic numbers as you think!

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