Transcript The Special # 60 - mathematicsgradesix

By:Ampharin
Why I chose 60…
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It is the highest obtainable level in
World of Warcraft(not including The
Burning Crusade)
“Gone in Sixty Seconds” is a movie
starring Nicholas Cage
“Sixty Years On” is a song by Elton
John
Mathematical Facts about 60
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60 is a composite number
60 is a abundant number
60 would be a good number in the
Factor Game IF my opponent picked
it because it is an abundant number.
60 is an even number.
Historical facts about 60
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The year 1960 is known as the “Year
of Africa”
A number theorist named Landon
Curt Noll came up with the largest
known prime in 1960
Connections to our world…
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There are 60
seconds in a
minute
There are 60
minutes in an hour
60 is a common
speed limit in
many freeways in
the USA
Factors of 60
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60 has 12 divisors or factors,
1,2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15,20,30,60
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Factor,pairs:1x60,2x30,3x20,4x15,5
x12, 10x6
The prime factorization of 60 is
2x2x3x5
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Factor strings of 60
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2x5x6
6x10
3x2x10
3x2x5x2
Quiz Time!
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How many divisors/factors does 60
have?
Answer:10
Answer:12
Answer:13
Answer...
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The answer is 12!! Did you get it
right? If not, you need to pay more
attention you lazy person! It wasn't
that hard.
Glossary
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Prime #: A number with only 2
factors(including itself)
Composite #: A number with more
than two factors
Factor: A number that when multiplied
with another number gives a certain
product.
Divisor: A factor
Glossary
Even:
A number that is exactly divisible
by 2.
Abundant #: A number whose factors
add up to more than the number itself.
Prime Factorization: A factor string of a
number with using only prime numbers.
Thats about it, I think...
The End