Amazing mathematics facts

Amazing Mathematics Facts

Mathematics is not just about calculations, tricks, formulae and theories.

By 28th Oct, 2015 | 01:00 pm

Mathematics is not just about calculations, tricks, formulae and theories. It is also a lot more than just playing with numbers. Check out some interesting facts about Mathematics.

1. Zero is the only number which cannot be represented by Roman numerals.

2. 2 and 5 are the only prime numbers which end with 2 and 5, respectively.

3. ‘FOUR’ is the only number in the English Language which is spelt with the same number of letters as the number itself.

4. Abacus, a counting tool, is considered the origin of the calculator.

5. Magic of ‘9’: Multiply any number with nine, add the product to make it a single digit; the sum of all these digits will be nine.

6. If you add all the numbers from 1 to 100 consecutively, the total is 5050.

7. Among all the shapes with the same perimeter, the circle has the largest area.

8. The only number in English which is spelled with its letters in the alphabetical order is ‘forty’, while ‘one’ is spelled in the reverse order.

9. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

10. Zero is an even number. It shares the properties of even numbers – divisible by 2 and can be separated into equal parts which are zero as well.

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Tejal Mistry