Tutorial 72
Squaring special numbers (3's and final 7)

  1. Choose a number with repeating 3's and a final 7.
  2. The square is made up of:
    • the same number of 1's as there are repeating 3's in the number;
    • one 3
    • one fewer 5 than there are repeating 3's;
    • a final 69.

   Example:

  1. If the number to be squared is 3337:
  2. The square has:

    three 1's (same as
       repeating 3's)     1 1 1
    one 3                       3
    two 5's (one fewer than
       repeating 3's)             5 5
    a final 69                        6 9

  3. So the square of 3337 is 11,135,569.

   See the pattern?

  1. If the number to be squared is 333337:
  2. The square has:

    five 1's (same as
       repeating 3's)   1 1 1 1 1
    one 2                         2
    four 5's (one fewer than
       repeating 3's)               5 5 5 5
    a final 69                              6 9

  3. So 333337 × 3333337 = 111,113,555,569.