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Eric A.

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Oct 21, 2008, 1:26:25 PM10/21/08

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Hello Rec.puzzlers,
according to this page,
http://www.primepuzzles.net/puzzles/puzz_457.htm
"the smallest prime number whose name written in
English contains the letters "PRIME" in order
embedded in it" is ("For American and Modern
British English"):

1000000000000000035000061
one sePtillion thiRty-fIve Million sixty-onE
- - - - -

In the same spirit, what would be the smallest PENTAGONAL?

Best,
É.

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Mensanator

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Oct 21, 2008, 5:14:51 PM10/21/08

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On Oct 21, 12:26 pm, "Eric A." <eric.angel...@kntv.be> wrote:
> Hello Rec.puzzlers,

> according to this page,http://www.primepuzzles.net/puzzles/puzz_457.htm

> "the smallest prime number whose name written in
> English contains the letters "PRIME" in order
> embedded in it" is ("For American and Modern
> British English"):
>
> 1000000000000000035000061
> one sePtillion thiRty-fIve Million sixty-onE
> - - - - -
>
> In the same spirit, what would be the smallest PENTAGONAL?

Try posting this to sci.math. It's just the kind of trivial, pointless
"discoveries" that JSH likes so much.

>
> Best,
> É.
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mike

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Oct 21, 2008, 7:15:05 PM10/21/08

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In article <5193ae6d-0c14-443d-8310-6db39c4f4ff0
@k30g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, mensa...@aol.com says...

> On Oct 21, 12:26 pm, "Eric A." <eric.angel...@kntv.be> wrote:
> > Hello Rec.puzzlers,
> > according to this page,http://www.primepuzzles.net/puzzles/puzz_457.htm
> > "the smallest prime number whose name written in
> > English contains the letters "PRIME" in order
> > embedded in it" is ("For American and Modern
> > British English"):
> >
> > 1000000000000000035000061
> > one sePtillion thiRty-fIve Million sixty-onE
> > - - - - -
> >
> > In the same spirit, what would be the smallest PENTAGONAL?
>
> Try posting this to sci.math. It's just the kind of trivial, pointless
> "discoveries" that JSH likes so much.
>

Missed your morning coffee, ehhh?

Mike

ken

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Oct 22, 2008, 1:51:26 AM10/22/08

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On Oct 22, 10:15 am, mike <m....@irl.cri.replacethiswithnz> wrote:
> In article <5193ae6d-0c14-443d-8310-6db39c4f4ff0

> @k30g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, mensana...@aol.com says...

>
> > On Oct 21, 12:26 pm, "Eric A." <eric.angel...@kntv.be> wrote:
> > > Hello Rec.puzzlers,
> > > according to this page,http://www.primepuzzles.net/puzzles/puzz_457.htm
> > > "the smallest prime number whose name written in
> > > English contains the letters "PRIME" in order
> > > embedded in it" is ("For American and Modern
> > > British English"):
>
> > > 1000000000000000035000061
> > > one sePtillion thiRty-fIve Million sixty-onE
> > > - - - - -
>
> > > In the same spirit, what would be the smallest PENTAGONAL?
>
> > Try posting this to sci.math. It's just the kind of trivial, pointless
> > "discoveries" that JSH likes so much.
>
> Missed your morning coffee, ehhh?
>
> Mike

It's trivial, it's pointless, but the record (briefly) belongs to
MEEEEE
1,000,000,070,000,000,000,008,011
one sePtillion, sEveNTy quAdrillion, eiGht thOusaNd And eLeven

Eric A.

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Oct 22, 2008, 8:08:06 AM10/22/08

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> 1,000,000,070,000,000,000,008,011
> one sePtillion, sEveNTy quAdrillion, eiGht thOusaNd And eLeven

... thanks Ken, you're my man (today) !
Best,
É.