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Numbers
Numbers are our way to quantify, label, and organize the world around us in a logical manner. However, the systems used to obtain this goal differ geographically, historically, and by relative utility. All questions pertaining to numbers, including historic labeling systems, bases of numerical systems, constants, and the various ways they're grouped together, should be placed into this category.
46,867 Questions
What is the gcf of 2541 and 276?
3. 2541 = 3 * 7 * 11 * 11, and 276 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 23; there is only the one 3 in common (other than 1).
How dos prime factorizatin involve primes and composites?
Prime factorization makes a number into only prime numbers. A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite.
Can the perimeter of area of a rectangle ever be an irrational number?
Yes, of course. Why ever not ?
You can make your rectangle any size you want.
Make sure you have enough significant digits, depending on the desired accuracy.
ANY number with a finite number of decimals (and some that have an infinite number of decimals) are rational.
How do you make number zero with the numbers five eight and ten?
5/10 is a half. The bottom half of 8 is o - a zero!
