So it says here that 38 is, among other things notable because:
38! – 1 yields 523022617466601111760007224100074291199999999, which is a factorial prime.
There is no answer to the equation φ(x) = 38, making 38 a nontotient.
38 is the sum of the squares of the first three primes.
37 and 38 are the first pair of consecutive positive integers not divisible by any of their digits.
38 is the largest even number which cannot be written as the sum of two odd composite numbers.
Also, it’s the number of games played by each team in the English Premiership, the atomic number of strontium and the number of slots on an American roulette wheel.
And it’s also the age I turned today. Yay! Cake for me!
Happy birthday, and happy cake, dear Chris!
May many delicious and funny adventures come your way this year
I am very glad you were born–please thank your parents for me
love, Christy
I’ll pass that along…thanks Christy!
What a set-up! And here I thought I was going to learn something about mathematics…
Happy Birthday, dude! Have a great year.
Happy birthday, Chris. Here’s to a year of open hearts and soft hands and many nuanced stories.
Thanks for sharing your presence with us on this lovely little webl.
gravity and grace,
thomas
Happy Birthday and the rest of that good stuff.
Happy birthday, CC. I never made the connection in previous years that you and my mom share the same b-day.
I hope it was a day of celebration and joy for you. Cheers!
Happy Birthday Chris – chocolate cake all round. I’ve been having computer problems so haven’t been able to Skype you as we discussed – my apologies..
cool all…nice to have you all aboard for the celebration. Wouldn’t it be fun if we were all here together…that would be a gas!
A little late in chiming in but full of love and celebration for the birth of such a fabulous human being. Thanks for being alive, Chris, and sharing your life in so many ways.
love,
ashley
*glowing*
Happy Belated Birthday Chris!