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By Kyle R oss. My special number. My special number is 24. Why I chose 24? Well I chose 24 because it is the day of my birthday. Also because it has 4 in it, which is my lucky number. And also because its my second favorite number. Ya, my second. If I could of, I would have chosen 4. .
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By Kyle Ross My special number
My special number is 24 • Why I chose 24? Well I chose 24 because it is the day of my birthday. • Also because it has 4 in it, which is my lucky number. • And also because its my second favorite number. • Ya, my second. If I could of, I would have chosen 4.
Math facts about 24 • 24 is the factorial of 4 and a composite number. • It is the smallest number with eight divisors: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12, and 24. It is a highly composite number, having more divisors than any smaller number. Adding up all the proper divisors of 24 except 4 and 8 gives 24, hence 24 is a semiperfect number.
More facts about 24 • 24 has an aliquot sum of 36 and the aliquot sequence (24,36,55,17,1,0). Twenty-four is only the aliquot sum of one number the square 529. • The product of any four consecutive numbers is divisible by 24. This is because, of course, among any four consecutive numbers, there must be two even numbers, which, one is a multiple of four, and there must be a multiple of three.[2]
Real world connections • 24 is: • The number of hours in a day. • The number of Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays, retired by the San Francisco Giants. • The current jersey number of NBA star, Kobe Bryant. • The number of points on a backgammon board.
