Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Elisha in π?

Found it: Elisha starts at decimal place 273,550 of π.

From letters to digits

  1. E3
  2. L5
  3. I4
  4. S7
  5. H4
  6. A2

On a phone, Elisha is 354742. That's the 6-digit run we look for.

The spot

Decimal place 273,550. It sits about 273,550 digits after the 3.

Next door in π

  • 111 digits back to quitter
  • 2,759 digits back to poplars
  • reached, 226 digits on
  • charged, 1,010 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is quitter, 111 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Got it! Your name is in π, start to finish.

Before landing on you, π tried a different spot 273,549 times.

How early is Elisha?

Number 1,028 of 2,007: Elisha beats 48% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Elisha's neighbours on this list

Elisha made our list from the US baby-name charts.

See every name

§ 3

Your number is in π.*

We looked. All 100 billion digits. Twice, for luck.

A phone number, a birthday like 14/03/1999, a word, or up to four words like i love you. We won't tell anyone what you type. * Probably. 99.995% of ten-digit numbers. The other 0.005% are being difficult.

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