Tutorial 77
Squaring special numbers (6's and final 3)

  1. Choose a number with repeating 6's and a final 3.
  2. The square is made up of:
    • one fewer 4 than there are repeating 6's
    • 39
    • same number of 5's as 4's in the square
    • a final 69

   Example:

  1. If the number to be squared is 6663:
  2. The square has:

    two 4's (one fewer than
          repeating 6's)           4 4
    Next digits: 39                    3 9
    two 5's (same number as repeating 6's) 5 5
    A final 69                                 6 9

  3. So the square of 6663 is 44,395,569.

   See the pattern?

  1. If the number to be squared is 666663:
  2. The square has:

    four 4's (one fewer than
          repeating 6's)   4 4 4 4
    Next digits: 39                3 9
    four 5's (same as repeating 6's)   5 5 5 5
    A final 69                                 6 9

  3. So the square of 666663 is 444,439,555,569.