Zero is the only number that can’t be representedQ in Roman numerals.


Honeybees create six-sided hexagonal hives to store honey.


The number ‘40’ if written in letters as ‘forty’ — is the only number with letters in alphabetical order.


2,520 is the smallest number that can be divided by all the numbers from 1 to 10. Try it.


Plus and minus are the oldest signs in maths.


Multiply 1001 by three digits, the result is always symmetric. For example 1001*456= 456456.


The number seven is the most popular number. Seven wonders of world, the seven colours of the rainbow, seven days in a week, seven continents of the world, etc.


If you multiply 1089 with 9, the answer is equal to 9801. 1089*9 = 9801.

Published in Dawn, Young World, October 21st, 2017

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