There is a detailed explanation on Quora [0] that I stumbled upon some time ago. [0]: http://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-number-142857-have-such-interesting-pro

There is a detailed explanation on Quora [0] that I stumbled upon some time ago. [0]: http://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-number-142857-have-such-interesting-properties http://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-number-142857-have-such-in...