What's special about the number?

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In summary, the number 232,792,560 is the lowest number divisible by the numbers 1-20 and also by 1-21 and 1-22. It is also the first number to be divisible by 116,396,280. This number was also the answer to question number 5 on Project Euler. Many people arrived at this answer through different thought processes, such as finding the sum of the digits or adding numbers together. However, some may have rejected these processes and only accepted answers that fit their expectations. Ultimately, this number's unique properties make it significant and interesting.
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Char. Limit
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Without looking it up, tell me what is so special about the number 232,792,560.

Also, explain your process, I want to know how you people think.
 
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232+560=792
 
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That's not quite what I was looking for. I'm looking for a property that is unique to this number, or that this number is the first to accomplish.
 
  • #4
Its the lowest number divisible by 1-20
 
  • #5
Yep, that's correct. How did you get to that answer?
 
  • #6
Its the answer to question number 5 on Project Euler. so i had solved for it before.
 
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Char. Limit said:
I want to know how you people think.
Char. Limit said:
That's not quite what I was looking for.

Odd. You ask for the thinking process that goes into an answer, but then reject processes that don't lead to the answer you like.

How much can one learn if one only accepts answers one expects? :smile:
 
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Jarle said:
232+560=792

Maybe I am a glass half empty person. I saw it as 792-232=560. :redface:
 
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DaveC426913 said:
Odd. You ask for the thinking process that goes into an answer, but then reject processes that don't lead to the answer you like.

How much can one learn if one only accepts answers one expects? :smile:

I stand chastised. Sorry, Jarle.
 
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rtd1996 said:
Its the lowest number divisible by 1-20
It's the lowest number divisible by 1-21 and by 1-22 as well.
 
  • #11
This might be quirky but it is how I first thought about it

232,792,560

2+3+2 =7
7+9+2=18 --> 1+8=9
5+6+0=11 --> 1+1=2

which when assembled is 792
I like to add.
 
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It's also the first number to be divisible by 116,396,280
 
  • #13
It's a really big number. That seems pretty special to me.
 
  • #14
dav2008 said:
It's also the first number to be divisible by 116,396,280

Wrong its the second number. a number first divides itself ;)
 

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