STRANGE THINGS IN FIGURES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 29 January 1907, Page 4

STRANGE THINGS IN FIGURES.

A very curious number is 142,557, which multiplied by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 0 gives the same figures in the same order, beginning at a different point, but if multiplied by seven gives all nines. Multiplied by one it equals 142,8.3", multiplied by two it equals 285,714, multiplied by three equals 428,571, multiplied by four equals 571,428, multiplied by Ave equals 714.285, multiplied by six equals 857,142. multiplied by seven equals 90D.901). Multiply 142,857 l>v 'eight and vmt have 1,142,85(1. Then add [lie first figure to the Inst figure, and you have 142,857, the original number,' the figures exactly the same as they start. following: ft is discovered that the multiplication of 0 8 7 0 5 4 3 2 1 by 45 gives 4, 44, 44, 44, 44, 45. li.-vrf-ing the order of the digits and multiplying 12 3 4 5 0 7 8!) by 45. we the result equally curious, 5, 555. 555, the mttltieiplicand. and interchanging figures of 45, take 54 as the multiplier (i. 006, (Kill. «nfi. Returning to the multiplicand. 0 8 7 0 5 4 3 2 1. and taking 5( as the multiplier again, we get 53. 333, 333. 34—a1l 3's except the lirst—the multiplier. Taking the. same multiplicand, and; 27, the half of 54, as the multiplier, we get a product of 20, (ilKi. OOfi, 007—all (i's except the first and last figures, which together read 27, ihc multiplier. Now, interchanging tiie order of Ihe figure* 27. and using 72 as tiie multiplier, and 9 8 7 0 5 4 3 2 1 as the multiplicand we get a product of 71, 111. 111, 112— all l's except the first and last figures, winch read together 72—the rnulti plier.