The year 2002 looks very different in other bases.

Can you construct 1, 2, 3, 4... using the digits of "two thousand and two"?

In the Base:

Year 2002 becomes:

Our Current Record is:

Link to solutions:

Twelve

11TT

Eleven

155E

Ten

2002

10

Base Ten

Nine

2664

Eight

3722 Explain

60

Base Eight

Seven

5560

Six

13134 Explain

152

Base Six

Five

31002

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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The record for 2001 (in any base) is 56 in Base Eight

The record for 2000 (in any base) is 91 in Base Eleven
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
The Madras College Digits-of-the-Year Record is 150 achieved in 1995.
 
Read the history of this challenge.
 

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