Almost all numbers have a 3 in them.

[BadFish]

They do you know.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

Bet you £10.56 they don't

 

[pasty]

Bet you £10.56 they don't

As an aside, I can tell instantly that 1056 is divisible by 3. How do I know that?

 

[SeagullSongs]

Yes, in the same way that nearly every number has a 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in them.

Carry on

 

[BadFish]

Yes, in the same way that nearly every number has a 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in them.

Carry on

Indeed.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

As an aside, I can tell instantly that 1056 is divisible by 3. How do I know that?

Because any number is divisible to an infinite number of decimals?

 

[Ravids]

Yes I am afraid this is bullsh*t OP.

 

[pasty]

Because any number is divisible to an infinite number of decimals?

Nah, I meant I know it's divisible to a whole number.

 

[Brovion]

The biggest number in the whole world is a hoogan. You can't get bigger than that. And yes it does have a 3 in it strangely enough.

 

[Pevenseagull]

As an aside, I can tell instantly that 1056 is divisible by 3. How do I know that?

I'm guessing it's because the integers add up to 12 and 1+2 =3 ?

 

[BadFish]

Given that numbers are infinite and the fact that the longer the number is the higher the likelihood of it containing a three. The further towards infinity you get the less effect the lower numbers have on probability

 

[pasty]

I'm guessing it's because the integers add up to 12 and 1+2 =3 ?

Sort of. If the total of the integers is divisble by 3, then the actual number is as well.

 

[Buzzer]

The biggest number in the whole world is a hoogan. You can't get bigger than that. And yes it does have a 3 in it strangely enough.

And there I was thinking it was "Graham's Number" as the largest number with a useful function - all based on 3's funnily enough.

The OP is wrong. There are an infinity of numbers therefore an infinity of numbers without a 3. THe concept of "most" numbers is therefore nonsensical (in the literal meaning of the word).


Yes - I should get out more.

 

[BadFish]

The biggest number in the whole world is a hoogan. You can't get bigger than that. And yes it does have a 3 in it strangely enough.

Isn't it a googal?

 

[Buzzer]

The Guinness Book of Records and more importantly, mathematician Martin Gardner say it's Graham's number - or it was anyway. It's quite an interesting little calculation too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham's_number

 

[Ravids]

Isn't it a googal?

A googal is only 1 with a 100 zeros. A googalplex is so much bigger, it's a 1 followed by a googal amount of zeros.

Mind blowingly big.

Someone above mentioned Graham's Number, this number makes googalplex look like an absolute pussy, it's sooooo big it is hard to imagine in your head how big it really is!

 

[Ravids]

If you want a rough idea of how big graham's number is then watch this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTeJ64KD5cg

 

[BadFish]

If you want a rough idea of how big graham's number is then watch this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTeJ64KD5cg

Bugger me that is big!

 

[Brovion]

Isn't it a googal?

No, that's just a one followed by a 100 zeroes. (If you're having trouble imagining that then think of an attractive woman at a Star Trek convention). So it's big, but not big enough. A hoogan is much MUCH bigger than that.

Buzzer: I've never heard of Graham's number, I shall have to go and look it up. But I think my eight year old nephew will prove right in the end.

 

[BadFish]

The same show explaining the 3 thing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEiJJGv4CE