Prime Numbers
Mathematics / Number Theory
A prime number is a number that is divisible only by one and by itself. Factors are numbers that can be divided into a number with no remainder. The factors of 18 are the numbers 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 18 continue reading this fact
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Perfect Numbers
Mathematics / Number Theory
Some numbers are more special than others. According to Pythagoras (569 BC - 475 BC) and Euclid (325 BC - 265 BC), some are so special that they called them mystical or perfect numbers. The first per continue reading this fact
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Math On the Mind
Mathematics / Math Function
In the mid-1800's, Paul Broca discovered that there were specialized functions for different regions in the human brain. He identified the third gyrus (the ridges on the surface of the cerebral cortex continue reading this fact
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