Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Yahya in π?

Found it: Yahya starts at decimal place 199,420 of π.

Yahya on the keypad

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

On a phone, Yahya is 92492. That's the 5-digit run we look for.

Where it sits

Decimal place 199,420. It sits about 199,420 digits after the 3.

Who lives nearby

  • 391 digits back to striven
  • 579 digits back to reserve
  • mailbox, 120 digits on
  • reposes, 2,716 digits on

Nearest of all: mailbox, just 120 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

Your name lives 199,420 digits into π. Cosy neighbourhood!

Plot twist: π looked away 199,419 times before finally writing you down.

How early is Yahya?

Number 943 of 2,007: Yahya beats 53% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Yahya's neighbours on this list

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

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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