Odd and Strange

The number 142,857 is in fact an odd number, but it also has some strange properties! Multiply it by the numbers 2 to 7 and observe the results. What do you notice? Can you explain the results? Try to find other mysterious numbers that have similar properties.

(Source: Lewis Carroll's Games and Puzzles, Wakeling, E. (Ed.), 1992.)

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