Why does 1/7 equal 0.142857142857142857142857142857142857... repeating?

There's no math category???

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SW-User

That's why 7 is my favourite number.

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Tennessee · 46-50, F

@SW-User Does base 20 have recurring numbers?

It's just one of those crazy repeating runs of numbers...

sybille · 26-30, F

Because 7 is just cool like that

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BobbyMcGee · 61-69, M

Because 2/7 equals 0,285714285714... repeating

Tennessee · 46-50, F

@BobbyMcGee every time you divide by 7 you get this 142857 number.

BobbyMcGee · 61-69, M

Almost every time@Tennessee

Interesting, the 57 throws me off.

SW-User

It just does.

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