My favourite number
My favourite number consists of several digits and is not included on my list of five whole numbers (comprising non-zero digits) written below in capital letters, where different letters stand for different digits and the same letter stands for the same digit.
I can tell you that although my favourite number is smaller than the BEST number, which is twice as GOOD, and larger than the ODD prime number, there is a BETTER number that is bigger than the OTHER number, which is exactly 25 times my favourite number.
What is my favourite number?
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