An almost integer pattern in many bases

1 · John Cook · Aug. 30, 2020, 6:21 p.m.
A few days ago I mentioned a passing comment in video by Richard Boucherds. This post picks up on another off-hand remark from that post. Boucherds was discussing why exp(π √67) and exp(π √163) are nearly an integer. exp(π √67) = 147197952744 – ε1 exp(π √163) = 262537412640768744 – ε2 where ε1 and ε2 and […] The post An almost integer pattern in many bases first appeared on John D. Cook....