Smallest Penholodigital Square/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Smallest Penholodigital Square
$139 \, 854 \, 276$ was remarked upon by John Hill in his $1716$ work Arithmetick, Both in the Theory and Practice, where he stated:
- This number $139854276$ is a very remarkable Number: First, It's a Square Number; Secondly it contains $9$ Places, and they are $9$ Digits, and I think there is not another that does.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $11,826$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $11,826$