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  • S Sandeep Mewara

    The following number is the only one of its kind: 8,549,176,320 Can you figure out what is so special about it? P.S.: Give a try, before doing a Google please! :)

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    Brady Kelly
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    Is it prime? That would be a clue, but I have no hope of even guessing. :-O

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    • S Single Step Debugger

      He is smart! His head is so big that he has got an offer from BP to cork up the oil spill with his head. The rumor has it that he is the only being who knows how to pass a static method from a COM object, but keeps it in secret because the humanity is not ready to handle this knowledge yet!

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      Brady Kelly
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      Passing a method as a return value from a static COM function is indeed special. They didn't have delegates or lambdas back then. That is something JSOP'esque if ever there was.

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      • B Brady Kelly

        Is it prime? That would be a clue, but I have no hope of even guessing. :-O

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        DaveAuld
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        its not prime.......

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        • P PIEBALDconsult

          The digits are alphabetical.

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          Brady Kelly
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          What in all gods' name is alphabetical about 8,549? :confused:

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          • G Gonzoox

            ok, I was thinkin on replying with a very bad joke... but, better not :P

            I want to die like my grandfather- asleep, not like the passengers in his car, screaming!

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            Brady Kelly
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            Please do, it cant be worse than some of today's jokes. :laugh:

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            • G Gonzoox

              ok, I was thinkin on replying with a very bad joke... but, better not :P

              I want to die like my grandfather- asleep, not like the passengers in his car, screaming!

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              Single Step Debugger
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              If it’s the one I’m thinking about I’m already laughing! Is it starting with a father and son siting on the table? :-D

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              • B Brady Kelly

                Is it prime? That would be a clue, but I have no hope of even guessing. :-O

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                Sandeep Mewara
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                You must have seen that it has all the numbers from 0-9 once and thus the sum would be 45, which is divisible by 3... not a prime!

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                • S Sandeep Mewara

                  The following number is the only one of its kind: 8,549,176,320 Can you figure out what is so special about it? P.S.: Give a try, before doing a Google please! :)

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                  Brad Raulston
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                  Days since last pay raise??

                  Brad

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                  • B Brady Kelly

                    Please do, it cant be worse than some of today's jokes. :laugh:

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                    Single Step Debugger
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                    This one is really bad Brady, if I have a time I’ll post it on the SoapBox later today, or Gonzoox could be so kind and do it himself.

                    The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                    • S Single Step Debugger

                      If it’s the one I’m thinking about I’m already laughing! Is it starting with a father and son siting on the table? :-D

                      The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                      Sandeep Mewara
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                      Yet another one with an enormously big head!... Infact a mind reader!! :-D

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                      • B Brady Kelly

                        What in all gods' name is alphabetical about 8,549? :confused:

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                        Uros Calakovic
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                        In my language, nothing.

                        The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned.

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                        • B Brad Raulston

                          Days since last pay raise??

                          Brad

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                          Sandeep Mewara
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                          Well.... if it's possible... +2 :thumbsup:

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                          • B Brady Kelly

                            What in all gods' name is alphabetical about 8,549? :confused:

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                            Sandeep Mewara
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                            8 - Eight 5 - Five 4 - Four 9 - Nine ... goes on... can you notice?

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                            • S Sandeep Mewara

                              You must have seen that it has all the numbers from 0-9 once and thus the sum would be 45, which is divisible by 3... not a prime!

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                              Single Step Debugger
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                              Yes I remember this one; if the sum of the digits in a number is divisible by 3 this means that the number is also divisible by 3.

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                              • S Sandeep Mewara

                                +10 :thumbsup: & a 5! How long did you took to figure it out?

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                                PIEBALDconsult
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                                Sandeep Mewara wrote:

                                How long did you took to figure it out?

                                Maybe three seconds to form a hypothesis and another five to test and confirm the truth of it.

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                                • P PIEBALDconsult

                                  Sandeep Mewara wrote:

                                  How long did you took to figure it out?

                                  Maybe three seconds to form a hypothesis and another five to test and confirm the truth of it.

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                                  Sandeep Mewara
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                                  Terrific! :thumbsup:

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                                  • B Brady Kelly

                                    Is it prime? That would be a clue, but I have no hope of even guessing. :-O

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                                    Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                                    8,549,176,320 is even!

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                                    • P PIEBALDconsult

                                      The digits are alphabetical.

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                                      Lost User
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                                      PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                                      The digits are alphabetical.

                                      Except that 0 (nought) is in the wrong place. ;)

                                      It's time for a new signature.

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                                      • S Sandeep Mewara

                                        +10 :thumbsup: & a 5! How long did you took to figure it out?

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                                        Pete OHanlon
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                                        Only works if you say zero as opposed to nought or nothing.

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                                        • S Single Step Debugger

                                          Yes I remember this one; if the sum of the digits in a number is divisible by 3 this means that the number is also divisible by 3.

                                          The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                                          Dan Neely
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                                          Deyan Georgiev wrote:

                                          Yes I remember this one; if the sum of the digits in a number is divisible by 3 this means that the number is also divisible by 3.

                                          or if the sum is divisible by 9, so is the original. If the last 2 digits of a number are divisible by 4, so is the whole number, for 8 it's the last 3 digits. I hope no one here needs to be told the tricks for 1, 2, and 5. There is no shortcut for checking if a number is divisible by 7. :doh:

                                          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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