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- Is zero a negative or positive number, or neither?
- What is the smallest prime number?
- What kind of numbers are used to ensure the messages we send over the internet are being sent securely?
- The largest prime number ever calculated has over 24 million digits. How many days did it take for a computer to calculate the size of this very large prime number?
- Which number was the basis of the number system used by Babylonians and Sumerians? It’s a number we use a lot today when measuring angles and time.
- How many zeros does a decillion have?
- Which very large number gave its name to the world’s most popular search engine?
- What this the name of the number that helps us to calculate the area of a circle?
- Which French mathematician through the idea of ‘imaginary numbers’ was useless?
- The Fibonacci sequence and the Golden Ratio are often used to explain patterns in nature, art and architecture. Which ancient monument’s proportions equate to the Golden Ratio?
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- One example of the Fibonacci sequence in nature is the number of petals of flowers. Most have three (like lilies and irises), five (parnassia, rose hips) or eight (cosmea), 13 (some daisies), 21 (chicory) or even 34, 55 or 89 (asteraceae). Next time you are outside, try looking for the Fibonacci sequence: it can be found in the spirals of daisies, sunflowers, cauliflowers and broccoli
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