Magical Numbers: 666
Also known as "The Number of the Beast". The last book of the Bible, Revelation, brings up the number 666 as being the number of the beast connected with the end of this age and the coming of the Messiah. You will find the direct reference in Chapter 13, verse 18 of Revelation. Besides that cataclysmic reference, the number 666 has quite a few very interesting properties. 666 = 3^6 - 2^6 + 1^6 666 = 6^3 + 6^3 + 6^3 + 6 + 6 + 6 There are only five such numbers!! 666 = 2^2 + 3^2 + 5^2 + 7^2 + 11^2 + 13^2 + 17^2 666 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 567 + 89 = 123 + 456 + 78 + 9 = 9 + 87 + 6 + 543 + 21 Moreover, 666 is equal to the sum of the cubes of the digits in its square (666^2 = 443556, and the sum of the cubes of these digits is 4^3 + 4^3 + 3^3 + 5^3 + 5^3 + 6^3 = 621) plus the sum of the digits in its cube (666^3 = 295408296, and 2+9+5+4+0+8+2+9+6 = 45, and 621+45 = 666). Incredibly, the number 666 is equal to the sum of the digits of its 47th power, and is also equal