Talk:69 (number)

Interesting?

"Also interesting is that 6932 = 6969..." Who says it's interesting? I'm changing to "Something to note is that..." btg2290 20:42, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Wait, it currently reads 69³² = 6969, but I don't see how that's the case. Can anyone care to explain before it gets removed? McKay 05:56, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Ahh, It's 69³² ~ 6.969*10⁵⁸. Hmm, can we make this any more clear? How about ~ 6969*10⁵⁵ McKay 06:00, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

How is this interesting? For any n not a power of ten, and any finite sequence of digits, there exists m such that n^m starts with that sequence. I don't see the point of noting particular instances of this, and am removing it. Algebraist 22:14, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

On a similar note, what's the line about "Internet Phenomenon (Dwangster Pimp 69)" supposed to mean? Sounds like a vanity "fact". Edit: Upon further review, it was added anonymously on 1/29/07. Given that it was anonymous, unsourced, and makes no sense, it's gone. Akbeancounter 03:20, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

yin yang symbol

shouldn't it be put that it looks a lot like the yin yang symbol. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.110.74.44 (talk) 02:01, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

It should also be mentioned the Ying Yang symbol looks like two whales 69ing... 24.129.235.74 (talk) 00:08, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

yeesh... and since there are probably only about 69 whales left alive in the world, it all comes full circle. can we do something productive now, please? --Ludwigs2 04:35, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Reference to the sex position removed.

I added this to Fields:

In the field of sexology the number is the name of a sexual position due to the participants being mutually inverted like the digits of 6 and 9 in the number 69.

But it was reverted, with no explanation as to why. It is not vandalism, and there is a solid connection between the two subjects. If that connection is taboo on this page it really ought to say so here on the talk page, which I checked before adding it.--Pittsburghmuggle (talk) 01:04, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

It's referred to in 69 (disambiguation). One might make a point that it's more notable than most, there, but perhaps that article should be moved here. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 20:26, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Bingo names -

Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Numbers#List of British bingo nicknames for a centralized discusion as to whether Bingo names should be included in thiese articles. Arthur Rubin (alternate) (talk) 23:34, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

Replace 'Number' with 'Natural Number'

The word 'number' in the first paragraph should be replaced with 'natural number'. So it will be consistent with the other numbers article, and it goes up in classification and conform to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section#Opening_paragraph Paijo17TALK 09:49, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 March 2020

In the first paragraph, change "a number" to "the natural number" to be consistent with the other articles about numbers. QoopyQoopy (talk) 16:55, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

I discovered it done despite this not being marked answered. QoopyQoopy (talk) 19:35, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Meme culture

People refer to this number as being “nice” Pogeons (talk) 16:28, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Tone? Plagarism?

In the article it says "the highest factorial that can be calculated, due to memory limitations, is 69!" I feel like the exclamation point should be removed, as it adds nothing to the actual article and adds an unbiased tone? Like it sounds like a fun fact, pulled from a childrens book. That makes me think this line may have been copy pasted from somewhere else. 2600:1014:B04F:7AD2:EC4C:C9BD:E12B:F7F3 (talk) 19:53, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

It says in contect "...the highest factorial that can be calculated, due to memory limitations, is 69! or about 1.711224524×10⁹⁸." The ! character is notation for factorial and does not complete the sentence; "69!" means "sixty nine factorial", just like "5!" means "five factorial". The ! character in 69! does not convey any tone, fun or otherwise. 66.102.95.134 (talk) 22:32, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

• context 66.102.95.134 (talk) 22:33, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Contradiction?

Article for Lucky number contradicts with 69 (number). Lucky number suggests that 69 is not considered a lucky number, rather 67 is, while 69 (number) suggests that 69 is a lucky number. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 05:00, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2022

Change "69 is the only number whose square (4761) and cube (328509) use every decimal digit from 0–9 exactly once." to "69 is the only whole number whose square (4761) and cube (328509) use every decimal digit from 0–9 exactly once." 132.183.4.6 (talk) 20:25, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

 Done Thanks IP. Ovinus (talk) 20:55, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

this should be changed to "69 is the only positive whole number..." as -69 also applies. 23.112.172.229 (talk) 21:47, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Okay, changed to natural number. Ovinus (talk) 22:47, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:69 (number)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: LunaEatsTuna (talk · contribs) 19:30, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Dedhert.Jr (talk · contribs) 04:30, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Will do my best to review it, whether it is a pass or fail. Dedhert.Jr (talk) 04:30, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Some comments:

• MOS:BOLDLEAD describes the usage of boldface in the title's name. I do think that it is redundant to use it in the later section. (GACR1b) Dedhert.Jr (talk) 06:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• In mathematics: I wonder whether you could merge the first two paragraphs since they mentioned the concept of number theory. Also, I think the article needs more explanation of the technical terms; for instance, explaining what the lucky numbers, the aliquot sum, and many more are. (GACR1a) Dedhert.Jr (talk) 06:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• I have looked up that the sources mostly contain OEIS, which intrigues me to check whether they are reliable. It was already been discussed, but I would probably ask again. We do have some notability, specifically about the individual number. As well as the OEIS, some sources may not be considered reliable, such as Numbers Aplenty. (GACR2b) Dedhert.Jr (talk) 06:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• Wells' The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers does not mention the digits of both square and cube of 69, It rather mentions some properties of the number 11. (GACR1b) Dedhert.Jr (talk) 06:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• By the notability above, is there any background of using 69 in other fields, other than in sex position? Also, I think the section may be expanded a little bit instead of hanging the link list of highways numbered 69 alone. Dedhert.Jr (talk) 06:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

So far, I think that is all for today. Other than those criteria I mentioned (GACR1a, GACR1b, GACR2b), the article is broad in its coverage (GACR3), and it is neutral and stable (GACR4 and GACR5). It does not have an image for its illustration, but GACR6 mentions it whenever possible. Dedhert.Jr (talk) 06:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)