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Apocalyptic Number

A number of the form $2^n$ which contains the digits 666 (the Beast Number) is called an Apocalyptic Number. $2^{157}$ is an apocalyptic number. The first few such powers are 157, 192, 218, 220, ... (Sloane's A007356).

See also Apocalypse Number, Leviathan Number


References

Pickover, C. A. Keys to Infinity. New York: Wiley, pp. 97-102, 1995.

Sloane, N. J. A. Sequence A007356/M5405 in ``An On-Line Version of the Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.'' http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/eisonline.html and extended entry in Sloane, N. J. A. and Plouffe, S. The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. San Diego: Academic Press, 1995.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25