Cool Math Trivia

Nov 1, 2019 | Hinsdale

Our fun math trivia for today was taken from the SciensationalStatsFacts.com!

1.) 4 is the only number with the same number of letters in English ("four").

2.) 2520 is the smallest number divisible by 1 to 10 (Least Common Multiple of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10).

3.) A 3-digit result of any number multiplied by 11 has its middle digit the sum of other two, like:

21 × 11 = 231 (2+1=3)
13 × 11 = 143 (1+3=4)
44 × 11 = 484 (4+4=8)

4.) From 0 to 1000, the letter "A" only appears in 1000 ("one thousand").

111,111,111 × 111,111,111

12,345,678,987,654,321

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