Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Vanya in π?

Found it: Vanya starts at decimal place 148,758 of π.

Vanya on the keypad

  1. V8
  2. A2
  3. N6
  4. Y9
  5. A2

Vanya turns into 82692 on the keypad, 5 digits long.

Vanya in the digits

Decimal place 148,758. That's about 148,758 digits into π.

Who lives nearby

  • 299 digits back to Edwin Hubble
  • 3,967 digits back to angling
  • volumes, 1,517 digits on
  • greeted, 2,040 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is Edwin Hubble, 299 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Name found! π has been carrying it around for ages.

Your nearest famous neighbour on the left: Edwin Hubble.

The name race

Number 865 of 2,007: Vanya beats 56% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Vanya's neighbours on this list

Same digits, different name: Tanya, also 82692 on a phone.

Vanya is on our list of popular first names in India.

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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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