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TIL about Belphegors Prime number, 1000000000000066600000000000001. One, followed by 13 zeroes, 666, another 13 zeroes, and one again. It’s 31 digits long and is also a palindromic prime number. Discovered by mathematician Harvey Dubner, Belphegors prime is named after the demon of inventiveness.

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