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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.

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What are prime factors numbers?

Prime factors of numbers are small numbers that the bigger (original) number can divide by. The prime factors have to be prime. This means they only have two factors, itself and one.

Why does even plus even equal an even number?

Because they are both multiples of two, so when they're added, the sum must be

another multiple of two.

(One group of twos plus another group of twos must be a new group of twos, just

like one group of cows plus another group of cows must be a new group of cows.)

What is 43 over 13 to mixed number?

13 x 3 = 39

so it is 3 with 4 left over (43 - 39 = 4)

3.4/13 or 3-4/13

Three and four-thirteenths

What is the purpose for leaving decimal values at the end of a number?

The may give additional precision or may be indicators of the number of significant digits in the calculation.

As an example of the latter,

5.000 kilometres is, at first sight, no different from 5 km. But, 5 km could represent any length from 4.5 to 5.5 km (rounded to the nearest integer). Whereas 5.000 km can only range from 4.995 to 5.005 km. This difference is important for error analysis.

What is the number 997.0991 in word form?

Nine hundred ninety-seven and nine hundred ninety-one ten-thousandths.

Why can two consecutive numbers be relately prime?

A pair of prime numbers are always relatively prime, whether they are consecutive or not. This is so because "relatively prime" means they have no common factors.

Is 4475 a prime number?

No because it has more than two factors

Is 4.959 irrational?

No because it can be expressed as a fraction in the form of 4959/1000

What are prime numbers between 1-100?

2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71 73 79 83 89 97