Number Fun Facts

Number 6 Fun Facts

Perfect numbers are rare.  In mathematics, a 'perfect number' occurs when the following criteria are met:

  1. All the numbers divisors (excluding the number itself) are added, the sum equals the number itself (1+2+3=6).
  2. When the number itself is included and the sum is divided by 2, the result is the number itself ((1+2+3+6)/2=6).

Pythagoreans considered the number 6 to be the first 'perfect number'. Ancient Greeks recognized 4 perfect numbers: 6 – 28 – 496 – 8,128. Throughout history, perfect numbers have fascinated mathematicians and more perfect numbers have been discovered.

Number 8 Fun Facts

9 x 9 +7 = 88

98 x 9 + 6 = 888

987 x 9 + 5 = 8888

9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888

98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888

987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888

9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888

98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Pythagoreans called the number 8 "Ogdoad" and considered it the "little holy number."

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