Look up MILLENNIAL

The year 2000 looks very different in other bases.

Can you construct 1, 2, 3, 4... using the digits of Two Thousand....

In the Base:

Year 2000 becomes:

Our Current Record is:

Link to page:

Twelve

11T8 (please explain)

20

Base Twelve

Eleven

1559 (please explain)

93

Base Eleven

Ten

2000

6

Base Ten

Nine

2662

not started yet

Base Nine

Eight

3720

not started yet

Base Eight

Seven

5555 (please explain)

20

Base Seven

Six

13132

not started yet

Base Six

Five

31000

19

Base Five

The Current Record in the table above indicate that solutions have been achieved for 1, 2, 3... up to and including the number stated. If you have a solution which is different to our published solution then send it to us.

We will publish your name and solution along with your School name. We will even link to your School Web Site if your school has one. If you have a solution that we do not yet have then send it to us. We will publish your name under the "First to Solve" category for that number.

Submitting solutions:

  • Tell us your name, age and the name of your school
  • Tell us the Number (in base Ten!) that you have solved and the Number Base you used.
  • Tell us your solution (if symbols are a problem then explain as clearly as you can in words)
  • Tell us your School's Web Site Address if your school has one

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Our current record for 2000 (in any base) is 91 in Base Eleven (without using sub-factorials )
The record for 1999 (in base 10 only) was 139 (using sub-factorials )
The record for 1999 (in base 10 only) was 136 (without using sub-factorials )
The record for 1998 (in base 10 only) was 131 (without using sub-factorials )
 
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