3435 - Numberphile
3435 is Matt Parker's "ex" favourite number - but they are still on good terms. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Matt Parker website: http://standupmaths.com/ Filmed...
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MALE SPEAKER: So when you look down at that then, that's like an X. MATT PARKER: It is. It's one of my ex-favorite numbers. For a while, my favorite number was 3,435. And I say for a while, because I don't think a favorite number -- you don't commit to a favorite number for life, to be honest. Very few things that I'll have a static opinion on what is my favorite, other than my girlfriend. Whereas 3,435 for a while there was one of my top numbers. I'll show you why. And actually, it probably had a bit of a record run as being my favorite number. 3,435, it's called a Munchausen number. And what you do for a Munchausen number is you raise each of the digits to the power of that digit. So 3 to the 3 plus 4 to the 4 plus 3 to...
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MALE SPEAKER: So when you look down at that then, that's like an X. MATT PARKER: It is. It's one of my ex-favorite numbers. For a while, my favorite number was 3,435. And I say for a while, because I don't think a favorite number -- you don't commit to a favorite number for life, to be honest. Very few things that I'll have a static opinion on what is my favorite, other than my girlfriend. Whereas 3,435 for a while there was one of my top numbers. I'll show you why. And actually, it probably had a bit of a record run as being my favorite number. 3,435, it's called a Munchausen number. And what you do for a Munchausen number is you raise each of the digits to the power of that digit. So 3 to the 3 plus 4 to the 4 plus 3 to...
