Off the top of your head what comes to mind? 43 is a prime number.... maybe history 1943, 1843 etc.
2006-06-30 14:07:25 · 17 answers · asked by Inquisitive1 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
43 is the smallest prime number that is composed of consecutive integers in reverse order. I believe that the only other prime that is composed of consecutive integers in reverse order is 76543 (interestingly enough, it ends in 43!).
2006-06-30 20:50:12 · answer #1 · answered by Lee J 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
That is an easy one. Back when Mcdonald's first introduced chiecken mcnuggets, they sold them in boxes of 6,9 or 20. Suppose you wanted to buy exactly 21 mcnuggets. You would buy 2 boxes of 6 and a box of 9. However, there would be no way to buy exactly 7 mcnuggets. 42 can be bought, 43 cannot. Now here is what is interesting: 43 is the largest number of mcnuggets that CANNOT be bought. That's right...44,45,46, etc. can all be bought! Try it, then see if you can prove it.
Also: In 1943, pennies were made out of steel, not copper, because copper was needed for the war (to make shells for the rifles)
2006-06-30 22:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by mriccardo11365 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As one person noted, 42 is the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything, in Douglas Adam's books. However, contrary to 43 being insignificant - I believe that if 42 is the answer, the 43 must be the start of a whole new question (or universe.)
2006-06-30 23:20:44 · answer #3 · answered by Dale S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4+3=43??
2006-06-30 23:42:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes after 42, which any reader of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy knows is the answer to the question of Life, The Universe and Everything. So when you think of 43 it really is insignificant in comparison to 42.
2006-06-30 21:13:18 · answer #5 · answered by Edward J Wolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
40+3
2006-06-30 21:10:15 · answer #6 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I like all prime numbers. 43 is good. I also enjoy 47, 67, and 31. A prime number composed of entirely odd digits is my favorite kind of number.
2006-06-30 21:11:29 · answer #7 · answered by trellus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing special about it. It's a prime number, of course. 43 is just a normal prime number. I think it's a happy number; a number such that if you take the sum of the squares of the digits again and again, you eventually get 1.
2006-06-30 21:10:01 · answer #8 · answered by vishalarul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
43 is a 4 and a 3 ..and 4+3=7 ...so 43 make me think of 7 ....and seven is a lucky number ...wish me luck that this is the best answer!
2006-06-30 23:02:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Petty #43 200 NASCAR victories!
1943 no copper pennies; they all were made of steel!
The age I was 2 years ago!
2043 I hope I live that long!
2006-06-30 21:12:17 · answer #10 · answered by cat_lover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I first thought to check if its one of LOSTs numbers. But its not. That's 42.
4 8 15 16 23 42
2006-06-30 21:09:46 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋