36
March 16th, 2009 - Mathematics, Personal
Today we explore some properties of the number 36. It is of course a perfect square, 6 x 6. But it is also a so-called “triangle number”, the sum of consecutive integers from 1 to 8. It is highly composite, having 9 factors, all 2s and 3s. Composites of 2 and 3 have a particular appeal for humans, and are very common in music (where most rhythms are subdivisions of 2 and 3), and in organization (e.g., dozens, etc.).
We will continue to post properties and facts throughout the day, but feel free to suggest your own in the comments.
March 16th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!! Hope you had a great day, and spend lots of time with luna.
About 36, there’s also the fact that 3+3 (or 3X2) = 6.
March 17th, 2009 at 12:39 am
Most interesting post!!
The comments in your Monday post will not work for me
Was thinking the 36 is a nice number and you give nice facts!!
Maybe the best thing about 36 is BIRTHDAY cake you will have ?????
If that is correct…HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!
If not…enjoy some cake
Purrs Mickey
March 26th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
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