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Divisibility Rules
A divisibility rule is a shorthand and useful way of determining whether a given integer is divisible by a fixed Divisor (number theory), divisor without performing the division, usually by examining its digits. Although there are divisibility tests for numbers in any radix, or base, and they are all different, this article presents rules and examples only for decimal, or base 10, numbers. Martin Gardner explained and popularized these rules in his September 1962 Mathematical Games column, "Mathematical Games" column in ''Scientific American''. Divisibility rules for numbers 1−30 The rules given below transform a given number into a generally smaller number, while preserving divisibility by the divisor of interest. Therefore, unless otherwise noted, the resulting number should be evaluated for divisibility by the same divisor. In some cases the process can be iterated until the divisibility is obvious; for others (such as examining the last ''n'' digits) the result must be exam ...
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Integer
An integer is the number zero (0), a positive natural number (1, 2, 3, ...), or the negation of a positive natural number (−1, −2, −3, ...). The negations or additive inverses of the positive natural numbers are referred to as negative integers. The set (mathematics), set of all integers is often denoted by the boldface or blackboard bold The set of natural numbers \mathbb is a subset of \mathbb, which in turn is a subset of the set of all rational numbers \mathbb, itself a subset of the real numbers \mathbb. Like the set of natural numbers, the set of integers \mathbb is Countable set, countably infinite. An integer may be regarded as a real number that can be written without a fraction, fractional component. For example, 21, 4, 0, and −2048 are integers, while 9.75, , 5/4, and Square root of 2, are not. The integers form the smallest Group (mathematics), group and the smallest ring (mathematics), ring containing the natural numbers. In algebraic number theory, the ...
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9 (number)
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. How the numbers got to their Gupta form is open to considerable debate. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typef ...
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22 (number)
22 (twenty-two) is the natural number following 21 and preceding 23. In mathematics 22 is a semiprime, a Smith number, and an Erdős–Woods number. \frac = 3.14\ldots is a commonly used approximation of the irrational number , the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. 22 can read as "two twos", which is the only fixed point of John Conway's look-and-say function. The number 22 appears prominently within sporadic groups. The Mathieu group M22 is one of 26 sporadic finite simple groups, defined as the 3-transitive permutation representation on 22 points. There are also 22 regular complex apeirohedra. 22 has been proven to be a Lychrel number in base 2, since after 4 steps it reaches 10110100, after 8 steps it reaches 1011101000, after 12 steps it reaches 101111010000, and in general after steps it reaches a number consisting of 10, followed by ones, followed by 01, followed by zeros. This number obviously cannot be a palindrome, and none of t ...
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21 (number)
21 (twenty-one) is the natural number following 20 and preceding 22. The current century is the 21st century AD, under the Gregorian calendar. Mathematics Twenty-one is the fifth distinct semiprime, and the second of the form 3 \times q where q is a higher prime. It is a repdigit in quaternary (1114). Properties As a biprime with proper divisors 1, 3 and 7, twenty-one has a prime aliquot sum of 11 within an aliquot sequence containing only one composite number (21, 11, 1, 0). 21 is the first member of the second cluster of consecutive discrete semiprimes (21, 22), where the next such cluster is ( 33, 34, 35). There are 21 prime numbers with 2 digits. There are a total of 21 prime numbers between 100 and 200. 21 is the first Blum integer, since it is a semiprime with both its prime factors being Gaussian primes. While 21 is the sixth triangular number, it is also the sum of the divisors of the first five positive integers: \begin 1 & + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 ...
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20 (number)
20 (twenty) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21. A group of twenty units is sometimes referred to as a score. In mathematics Twenty is a composite number. It is also the smallest primitive abundant number. The Happy Family of sporadic groups is made up of twenty finite simple groups that are all subquotients of the friendly giant, the largest of twenty-six sporadic groups. Geometry An icosagon is a polygon with 20 edges. Bring's curve is a Riemann surface, whose fundamental polygon is a regular hyperbolic icosagon. Platonic solids The largest number of faces a Platonic solid can have is twenty faces, which make up a regular icosahedron. A dodecahedron, on the other hand, has twenty vertices, likewise the most a regular polyhedron can have. This is because the icosahedron and dodecahdron are duals of each other. Other fields Science 20 is the third magic number in physics. Biology In some countries, the number 20 is used as an index in m ...
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19 (number)
19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 (number), 18 and preceding 20 (number), 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics Nineteen is the eighth prime number. Number theory 19 forms a twin prime with 17 (number), 17, a cousin prime with 23 (number), 23, and a sexy prime with 13 (number), 13. 19 is the fifth Trinomial triangle#Central trinomial coefficients, central trinomial coefficient, and the maximum number of fourth powers needed to sum up to any natural number (see, Waring's problem). It is the number of Composition (combinatorics), compositions of 8 into distinct parts. 19 is the eighth strictly non-palindromic number in any Numeral system, base, following 11 (number), 11 and preceding 47 (number), 47. 19 is also the second octahedral number, after 6, and the sixth Heegner number. In the Engel expansion of pi, 19 is the seventh term following and preceding . The sum of the first terms preceding 17 (number), 17 is in equivalence with 19, where its prime Sequen ...
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18 (number)
18 (eighteen) is the natural number following 17 (number), 17 and preceding 19 (number), 19. It is an even composite number. Mathematics 18 is a semiperfect number and an abundant number. It is a largely composite number, as it has 6 divisors and no smaller number has more than 6 divisors. There are 18 One-sided polyomino, one-sided pentominoes. In the classification of finite simple groups, there are 18 infinite families of groups. In science Chemistry * The 18-Electron rule, 18-electron rule is a rule of thumb in transition metal chemistry for characterising and predicting the stability of Metal complex#Metal complexes, metal complexes. In religion and literature * The Hebrew language, Hebrew word for "life" is (''Chai (symbol), chai''), which has a gematria, numerical value of 18. Consequently, the custom has arisen in Jewish circles to give donations and monetary gifts in multiples of 18 as an expression of blessing for long life. * In Judaism, in the Talmud; Pirkei Avot ...
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17 (number)
17 (seventeen) is the natural number following 16 (number), 16 and preceding 18 (number), 18. It is a prime number. 17 was described at MIT as "the least random number", according to the Jargon File. This is supposedly because, in a study where respondents were asked to choose a random number from 1 to 20, 17 was the most common choice. This study has been repeated a number of times. Mathematics 17 is a Leyland number and Leyland number#Leyland primes, Leyland prime, using 2 & 3 (23 + 32) and using 4 and 5, using 3 & 4 (34 - 43). 17 is a Fermat prime. 17 is one of six lucky numbers of Euler. Since seventeen is a Fermat prime, regular heptadecagons can be constructible polygon, constructed with a compass and unmarked ruler. This was proven by Carl Friedrich Gauss and ultimately led him to choose mathematics over philology for his studies. The minimum possible number of givens for a sudoku puzzle with a unique solution is 17. Geometric properties Two-dimensions *There are ...
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16 (number)
16 (sixteen) is the natural number following 15 (number), 15 and preceding 17 (number), 17. It is the 4, fourth power of two. In English speech, the numbers 16 and 60 (number), 60 are sometimes confused, as they sound similar. Mathematics 16 is the ninth composite number, and a square number: 4 (number), 42 = 4 × 4 (the first non-unitary fourth-power prime number, prime of the form ''p''4). It is the smallest number with exactly five divisors, its proper divisors being , , and . Sixteen is the only integer that Equation x^y = y^x, equals ''m''''n'' and ''n''''m'', for some unequal integers ''m'' and ''n'' (m=4, n=2, or vice versa). It has this property because 2^=2\times 2. It is also equal to 32 (see tetration). The aliquot sum of 16 is 15 (number), 15, within an aliquot sequence of four composite members (16, 15 (number), 15, 9 (number), 9, 4 (number), 4, 3 (number), 3, 1 (number), 1, 0) that belong to the prime 3-aliquot tree. *Sixteen is the largest known integer , for ...
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15 (number)
15 (fifteen) is the natural number following 14 (number), 14 and preceding 16 (number), 16. Mathematics 15 is: * The eighth composite number and the sixth semiprime and the first odd and fourth discrete semiprime; its proper divisors are , , and , so the first of the form (3.q), where q is a higher prime. * a deficient number, a lucky number, a bell number (i.e., the number of partitions for a set of size 4), a pentatope number, and a repdigit in Binary numeral system, binary (1111) and quaternary numeral system, quaternary (33). In hexadecimal, and higher bases, it is represented as F. * with an aliquot sum of 9 (number), 9; within an aliquot sequence of three composite numbers (15,9 (number), 9,4 (number), 4,3 (number), 3,1 (number), 1,0) to the Prime in the 3 (number), 3-aliquot tree. * the second member of the first cluster of two discrete semiprimes (14 (number), 14, 15); the next such cluster is (21 (number), 21, 22 (number), 22). * the first number to be Polygonal numbe ...
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14 (number)
14 (fourteen) is the natural number following 13 (number), 13 and preceding 15 (number), 15. Mathematics Fourteen is the seventh composite number. Properties 14 is the third distinct semiprime, being the third of the form 2 \times q (where q is a higher prime). More specifically, it is the first member of the second cluster of two discrete semiprimes (14, 15 (number), 15); the next such cluster is (21 (number), 21, 22 (number), 22), members whose sum is the fourteenth prime number, 43 (number), 43. 14 has an aliquot sum of 10 (number), 10, within an aliquot sequence of two composite numbers (14, 10 (number), 10, 8 (number), 8, 7 (number), 7, 1 (number), 1, 0) in the prime 7-aliquot tree. 14 is the third Pell number, companion Pell number and the fourth Catalan number. It is the lowest even n for which the Euler totient \varphi(x) = n has no solution, making it the first even nontotient. According to the Shapiro inequality, 14 is the least number n such that there exist ...
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13 (number)
13 (thirteen) is the natural number following 12 (number), 12 and preceding 14 (number), 14. Folklore surrounding the number 13 appears in many cultures around the world: one theory is that this is due to the cultures employing lunar-solar calendars (there are approximately 12.41 lunations per solar year, and hence 12 "true months" plus a smaller, and often portentous, thirteenth month). This can be witnessed, for example, in the "Twelve Days of Christmas" of Western European tradition. In mathematics The number 13 is a prime number, happy number and a lucky number. It is a twin prime with 11 (number), 11, as well as a cousin prime with 17 (number), 17. It is the second of only 3 Wilson prime, Wilson primes: 5, 13, and 563 (number), 563. A 13-sided regular polygon is called a tridecagon. List of basic calculations In languages Grammar * In all Germanic languages, 13 is the first Compound (linguistics), compound number; the numbers 11 and 12 have their own names. * The ...
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