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Ask HN: What is the best number, and why?

4 points by mrtnkl ↗ HN
Aside from 42 and 73 :)

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cm2187
3082010a02820101009cd30cf05ae52e47b7725d3783b3686330ead7352 61925e1bdbe35f170922fb7b84b4105aba99e350858ecb12ac468870ba3 e375e4e6f3a76271ba7981601fd7919a9ff3d0786771c8690e9591cffee 699e9603c48cc7eca4d7712249d471b5aebb9ec1e37001c9cac7ba705ea ce4aebbd41e53698b9cbfd6d3c9668df232a42900c867467c87fa59ab85 26114133f65e98287cbdbfa0e56f68689f3853f9786afb0dc1aef6b0d95 167dc42ba065b299043675806bac4af31b9049782fa2964f2a20252904c 674c0d031cd8f31389516baa833b843f1b11fc3307fa27931133d2d36f8 e3fcf2336ab93931c5afc48d0d1d641633aafa8429b6d40bc0d87dc3930 203010001

the let's encrypt public key.

onion2k
2. It's the only even prime number.
Jaruzel
Zero. Without which no number systems would make any sense.
richsouth
And without it we wouldn't have a space programme because they always launch after 0.
onion2k
The Romans seemed to get along OK without it.