Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Rafe in π?

Found it: Rafe starts at decimal place 7,133 of π.

Rafe on the keypad

  1. R7
  2. A2
  3. F3
  4. E3

On a phone, Rafe is 7233. That's the 4-digit run we look for.

Where it sits

Decimal place 7,133. It sits about 7,133 digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 601 digits back to Osaka
  • 1,089 digits back to millers
  • Oslo, 595 digits on
  • Niels Bohr, 843 digits on

Nearest of all: Oslo, just 595 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

Your name lives 7,133 digits into π. Cosy neighbourhood!

Your tape of π would stretch across 0.7 football pitches.

Among popular names

Number 257 of 2,007: Rafe beats 87% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Rafe's neighbours on this list

Rafe made our list from the baby-name charts for England and Wales.

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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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