# 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:** 36
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/701 "2003-09-14T21:33:13Z")
Li Chun-feng of the Tang dynasty a celestial globe to assist in the observation of the stars in **633** AD with three spherical layers to calibrate multiple aspects of astronomical observations. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/702 "2003-09-14T23:10:56Z")
Erin Brokovich claimed to have performed **634** sexual favors in five days. She’s really quite tired. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/703 "2003-09-14T23:40:54Z")
The Yashica [635](http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/yashica635.html) camera ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/704 "2003-09-15T00:09:56Z")
The Battle Of The Yarmuk took place in **636**. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/705 "2003-09-15T03:58:39Z")
          **637**   factors neatly into 7 \* 13 \* 7 ---
**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:** [September 15, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/706 "2003-09-15T04:02:33Z")
          **638**   like 637, this also has 3 prime factors   2 \* 11 \* 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:** [September 15, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/707 "2003-09-15T04:04:40Z")
          **639**   neatly factors into 3 \* 71 \* 3 ---
**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:** [September 15, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/708 "2003-09-15T04:08:44Z")
          **639**   639 is also the sum of the first 20 prime numbers   2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67 and 71 ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/709 "2003-09-15T04:12:24Z")
**#6-40** IS a thread size… not a very normal one, but … ---
**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:** [September 15, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/710 "2003-09-15T04:12:49Z")
          **640**   factors into 2_2_2_2_2_2_2\*5 ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/711 "2003-09-15T04:37:52Z")
[Ferrari **641**](http://www.f1-legend.com/histoire/voitures/90ferrari641.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/712 "2003-09-15T06:29:14Z")
Directions from Ohio’s Dayton International Airport to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s [Building 642](http://www.wrs.afrl.af.mil/library/direct-Airport.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Necromancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@Necromancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necromancer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/713 "2003-09-15T12:00:19Z")
**64.3** degrees west longitude and 64.4 degrees south latitude is Palmer Station on Anvers Island on the Antarctic Peninsula. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/714 "2003-09-15T13:33:48Z")
[**644** Squadron](http://www.644squadron.com/) ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/715 "2003-09-15T14:04:13Z")
KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Pro Back **645** digital camera ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/716 "2003-09-15T21:49:08Z")
[ISO-646](http://czyborra.com/charsets/iso646.html), the first attempt to internationalize the 7bit ASCII code ---
**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:** [September 16, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/717 "2003-09-16T01:08:43Z")
          **647**   if you hold down the “ALT” key and at the same time type 647 you will get this:    ç   Actually, ALT 135 does the same thing but 647 just doesn’t seem to have many interesting properties. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/718 "2003-09-16T01:12:07Z")
          **648**   648 is the sum of 2 consecutive prime numbers 317 & 331   Also, 64 = 8² ---
**Author:** ![Necromancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@Necromancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necromancer)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/719 "2003-09-16T01:15:21Z")
Hickman is the **648** th most popular [surname](http://www.placesnamed.com/6/4/648.asp) in the United States. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/720 "2003-09-16T01:15:42Z")
          **649**   649 is the product of two 2 digit prime numbers   649 = 11 \* 59 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020.md?page=37)