Owlet puzzle #22
Released Monday, July 27, 2026 UTC
2187
the answer for puzzle #22
The five clues
- A four-digit power of three.
- A power of a small prime.
- It equals 3⁷ and has no prime factor other than 3.
- The seventh power of three; one of only four values 3^p (p prime) up to 10000.
- Also known to Star Wars fans as the cell number of Princess Leia.
Backstory
2187 = 3⁷ is a self-referential Star Wars easter egg: Princess Leia was held in cell 2187 aboard the Death Star, a nod from George Lucas to Arthur Lipsett's 1963 film '21-87' that shaped his aesthetic. It's also the ninth heptagonal number.
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