@wolfgang59 said60 has 12 divisors — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 and 60.
Not the key but possibly a clue.
The Sumerians, Babylonians, Chinese, Persians even the Greeks (sometimes)
used base 60 systems. 60 is such an accommodating number. Why is that?
That's your clue.
@handyandy saidI get the thing about 60 but I still can't see the answer to the puzzle
60 has 12 divisors — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 and 60.
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@venda saidOK. I really didn't think this was hard.
I get the thing about 60 but I still can't see the answer to the puzzle
@wolfgang59 saidLike all these things , the answer is obvious when you see it.
OK. I really didn't think this was hard.
[hidden]Lowest common multiples (LCM)[/hidden]
[hidden]60 is LCM of 1,2,3,4,5 & 60 is LCM of 1,2,3,4,5,6[/hidden]
[hidden]LCM of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 is 420[/hidden]
Thanks for the puzzle.
I'll have to find something else to think about to put me to sleep when I go to bed now!!
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to the bank and they gave me 25 shiny pennies in return. Why?
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5. T time
6. Roman numerals.
7. A hole.
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