Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Nathan in π?

Nathan is in π. First stop: decimal place 447,325.

From letters to digits

  1. N6
  2. A2
  3. T8
  4. H4
  5. A2
  6. N6

Letter by letter, Nathan becomes 628426 (6 digits).

The spot

Decimal place 447,325. You'd read about 447,325 digits of π before you reached it.

Next door in π

  • 1,940 digits back to kennels
  • 2,387 digits back to scarfed
  • cajoles, 2,330 digits on
  • grandpa, 3,349 digits on

Nearest of all: kennels, just 1,940 digits to the left.

Chalk talk

A computer finds you in a blink. Reading aloud would take a good while longer.

Story time! Reading π aloud up to your name takes 5.2 days.

How early is Nathan?

In the race through π, Nathan comes in at number 1,140 of 2,007, ahead of 43% of the 2,007 names.

Names close to Nathan

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

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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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