142857 is the best-known cyclic number in base 10, being the six repeating digits of 1/7 (0.142857).[2][3][4][5] If 142857 is multiplied by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, the answer will be a cyclic permutation of itself, and will correspond to the repeating digits of 2/7, 3/7, 4/7, 5/7 or 6/7 respectively: 1 × 142,857 = 142,857 2 × 142,857 = 285,714 3 × 142,857 = 428,571 4 × 142,857 = 571,428 5 × 1