I've got a few ideas," (Amy) admitted. "But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean - have you ever thought about what this ultimate treasure could be?"<br />"Something cool." (Dan)<br />"Oh, that's real helpful. I mean, what could make somebody the most powerful Cahill in history? And why thirty-nine clues?"<br />Dan shrugged. "Thirty-nine is a sweet number. It's thirteen times three. It's also the sum of five prime numbers in a row - 3,5,7,11,13. <i>And</i> if you add the first three powers of three, 3 to the first, 3 to the second, and s to the third, you get thirty-nine."<br />Amy stared at him. "How did you know that?"<br />"What do you mean? It's obvious.