666 (number) on 1/149 in base 10 has a magic total of 666. The prime factorization of 666 is 2 • 3 • 37. Also, 666 is the sum of squares of first seven primes: formula_2 The Roman numeral for 666, DCLXVI, has exactly one occurrence of all symbols whose value is less than 1000 in decreasing order (D = 500, C = 100, L = 50, X = 10, V = 5, I = 1). In the Textus Receptus manuscripts of the New Testament, the Book of Revelation () cryptically asserts 666 to be "man's number" or "the number of a
Babylonian numerals a digit for, nor a concept of, the number zero. Although they understood the idea of nothingness, it was not seen as a number—merely the lack of a number. What the Babylonians had instead was a space (and later a disambiguating placeholder symbol ) to mark the nonexistence of a digit in a certain place value. Babylonian numerals Babylonian numerals were written in cuneiform, using a wedge-tipped reed stylus to make a mark on a soft clay tablet which would be exposed in the sun to harden to create a permanent record. The Babylonians, who were famous for their astronomical