# The consecutive number game. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020 "2003-07-08T16:06:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/481 "2003-08-25T19:40:18Z")
Plato was born in **427** B.C. ---
**Author:** ![moejuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/482 "2003-08-25T19:46:25Z")
428-- 4 x 2 = 8 ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/483 "2003-08-25T20:21:28Z")
that is all 429, i’m going to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/484 "2003-08-25T21:20:56Z")
I opened this thread at 4:30 pm exactly. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/485 "2003-08-26T00:47:59Z")
**431** 4 - 3 = 1 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/486 "2003-08-26T01:05:01Z")
          **432**   432 factors neatly into 2’s and 3’s   432 = 2_2_2_2_3_3_3   432 = 2[sup]4[/sup] \* 3[sup]3[/sup] note that the above equations only require the digits 4 3 and 2 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/487 "2003-08-26T01:12:10Z")
          **433**   433 is the sum of 2 squares 12[sup]2[/sup] + 17[sup]2[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/488 "2003-08-26T01:15:29Z")
          **434**   434 is the sum of 2 consecutive primes 211 + 223 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/489 "2003-08-26T01:18:07Z")
          **435**   435 is the 29th triangular number, being the sum of the integers 1 through 29. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/490 "2003-08-26T01:22:04Z")
          **436** 436 is the sum of 2 squares 20[sup]2[/sup] + 6[sup]2[/sup] Okay, think I’ll take a rest and leave some numbers for other people. I don’t want to be selfish and keep all the numbers for myself LOL. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/491 "2003-08-26T01:41:53Z")
**437** is the product of 2 consecutive primes 19 \* 23 = 437 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/492 "2003-08-27T01:10:24Z")
          **438**   438 is the sum of 16 consecutive primes 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, and 59 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/493 "2003-08-27T01:22:28Z")
          **439**   43 + 9 =   52   43 \* 9 = 387   TOTAL = 439 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/494 "2003-08-27T01:27:40Z")
          **439**   43 + 9 =   52   43 \* 9 = 387   TOTAL = 439 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/495 "2003-08-27T01:43:56Z")
          **440**   This is the frequency standard for musical instruments.   The note A above middle C has a frequency of 440 cycles per second. Sorry for the double posting, The board is S - L - O - W tonight. Maybe it took so long (10 minutes) for the previous posting, that the server posted it twice (because I sure didn’t). ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/496 "2003-08-27T01:51:08Z")
          **441**   441 is a perfect square = 21[sup]2[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/497 "2003-08-27T02:36:18Z")
And now, as foreshadowed by **Mudshark** : The 1969 [Oldsmobile 442](http://www.kid442.com/photo.htm) ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/498 "2003-08-28T01:02:54Z")
          **443**   443 is the sum of 11 consecutive primes:   19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59 & 61 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/499 "2003-08-28T01:24:00Z")
          **444**   37 is the 12th prime number.   37 and 12 are 2 factors of 444   37 \* 12 = 444 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/500 "2003-08-28T01:38:44Z")
          **445**   445 is the sum of 2 squares = 11[sup]2[/sup] + 18[sup]2[/sup] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020.md?page=26)