Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Shyam in π?

Shyam is in π. First stop: decimal place 22,559.

From letters to digits

  1. S7
  2. H4
  3. Y9
  4. A2
  5. M6

On a phone, Shyam is 74926. That's the 5-digit run we look for.

Shyam in the digits

Decimal place 22,559. It sits about 22,559 digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 519 digits back to plowing
  • 519 digits back to slowing
  • necktie, 386 digits on
  • Shaquille O'Neal, 816 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is necktie, 386 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

You're in π's first million. Exclusive club!

Line up 752 pizzas in a row and you'd reach your name (one digit per cm).

The name race

Number 453 of 2,007: Shyam beats 77% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Shyam's neighbours on this list

Shyam made our hand-picked list of popular Indian names.

See every name

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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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