Puzzle 33: What is that number

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 Non stop consumption of Netflix and mobile games has dumbed down my brain. It happens to the best of us. Even to Einstein - the inventor of gravity ;)

So I am of course discussing a very simple number puzzle - which does not involve any kind of analysis. So that we all solve it and feel better about ourselves. 

It is a 6 digit number between 290000 and 310000. All the digits are odd. The first and the last digits are same. The second digit is obtained by subtracting 4th digit by 2. 3rd, 4th and 5th digits are consecutive odd numbers in ascending order. The number of fingers in your hand is the third digit. 

What is the the number?

 I am certain that all of you get the answer in no time. 

As soon as you finish that puzzle, here is a bonus puzzle. 

An ant has traveled 78 inches in 3 days. Each day it travels one third of the previous day. What distance does it travel on first day?

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