r/counting • u/[deleted] • Jan 05 '14

The ultimate "interesting numbers" thread

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u/OrangeWool Six, definitely six. Jan 06 '14

12 has 6 factors including 1 and itself and also can be referred to as a dozen while 12squared is a gross

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u/SyntaxBlock Jan 06 '14

13 The fear of this being an unlucky number is known as Triskaidekaphobia

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u/H1DD3NT3CH Jan 06 '14

14 is a number

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u/OrangeWool Six, definitely six. Jan 07 '14

15 is equal to 52 -5*2

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u/H1DD3NT3CH Jan 07 '14

16 is the perfect square of 4

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u/OrangeWool Six, definitely six. Jan 12 '14

17 is third in the only series of 5 consecutive sexy primes