Things About the Number 42

[fflo]

Its first digit is twice its second digit.
Its first digit is its second digit squared.
It's divisible by 2.
It's divisible by 3.
It's divisible by 6.
It's divisible by 7.
It's divisible by 14.
It's divisible by 21.
It's divisible by 1 and by 42.
It's the product of 6 and 9 (in base 13).
It's a composite natural number, bracketed by a twin prime, whose factorization makes it a sphenic number.
It's also a pentadecagonal number, a Catalan number, a meandric number, an open meandric number and a Harshad number.
According to Douglas Adams, it's the answer to everything.
It's the sum of the numbers/spots/pips on a pair of conventional (six-sided) dice.
It's the number of teeth a dog has.
On the telephone keypad it spells "ha."
It's been my favorite number, for reasons I have never known, since I was a child.

AND

It's the atomic number of molybdenum.

Comments

[madush69.livejournal.com]

Whoa. I never thought about 42 that way before. After I scoop my brains back into my head, I'm gonna think about it some more. :-)

[groovesinorbit]

And the funny thing is, when asked Adams always said he just picked it out of the air. I like how it spells ha on the phone. All part of the great cosmic joke!

According to Douglas Adams, it's the answer to everything.

Life, the Universe and Everything! (and did you know Doug hated the little green guy up there? detested those little guys.)(I like 'em myself.)

[missbettybadass.livejournal.com]

I found you on Arbor Blogs, I like numbers, so you caught my attention. I've added you as a friend. :)

[fflo.livejournal.com]

thanks! nice t' meetcha

[groovesinorbit]

Yep, this is a song. No question. We gotta do it. I'm imagining kind of a bluesy talky thing. Say "It's a composite natural number, bracketed by a twin prime, whose factorization makes it a sphenic number. Yeah." in kind of a blues drawl.

Yeah, this thing'll write itself!