By: Hidetoshi Ikeda

The Reasons of Why I Chose This Number

• One of my reasons for choosing this number is that, first of all, I don’t know why but I like this number.

• Second of all, if there was no 24, than we can’t tell time, so 24 is an important number for the world.

• My last reason of why I chose the number 24 is because my mom is born on July 24th, and I love my mom so I picked out the number 24. These are the reasons of why I chose the number 24.

Factors, Proper Factors, and Factor Pairs For 24

• 24 is quite a small composite number but it has lots of factors. The factors are 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,and 24.

• The proper factors of 24 are 1,2,3,4,6,8, and 12.• If you add 24’s factors, it will add up to 36 which

is more than itself, so 24 is a abundant #.• 24 is a even number because it could be divided

into 2. 24 has four factor pairs. 1x24, 2x12,3x8, and 4x6.

Multiples and Dimensions For 24

• The multiples of 24 are 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 216, 240 and more.

• As you can see, the dimensions of 24 is not a square number.

3x8

4x6

2x12

1x24

Prime Factorization and Exponents For 24

• One of the longest factor strings for 24 is 2x2x2x3.

• One of the exponents for 24 is 2 to the power of three times three.

#24 in Sports

• 24 is the number of teams that participated in each Fifa World Cup finals between 1982 and 1994.

• Number 24 is the jersey number for Kobe Bryant a famous NBA (National Basketball association) player.

• Number 24 is the jersey number for Manny Ramirez a MLB (Major League Baseball) player in my favorite baseball team Boston Red Sox.

24 in Chinese

• In Chinese 24 means “ Easy to die,” so 24 is bad in Chinese. 2 means easy and 4 means die. That’s why 2 and 4 together is “ Easy to die.”

• There are 24 cycles in a Chinese solar year.• In the Chinese lunar year calendar, there are

12 animals which is half of the number 24 so it relates.

Is #24 Useful in a Factor Game For My First Move

• The number 24 is not useful in a factor game because 24 has 7 proper factors and if you add all the proper factors of 24, it equals to 36. This means if you choose this number for your first move, the opponent will get 36 points and you will only get 24 points.

In History 24 Means….

• XXIV is 24 in roman numerals.• On October 24th, 1861 the first

transcontinental telegraph system was created. This means that this was a faster way of sending letters.

The Things That #24 Relates to the World

• There are always 24 cans and bottles in a beverage case.

• There are 24 books in the religion called Tanakh.

• There are 24 hours in a day.

• The alphabet x, is the 24th number in the alphabet. From here, you need to

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Glossary 1

• Composite number: A whole number with factors other than 1. e.g. 8: 1, 2, 4, and, 8.

• Factors: Whole numbers that multiply with one or more whole number to give itself. e.g. 5 is a factor of 15; 15= 5x3. Factors of 15= 1, 3, 5, and 15.

• Proper factors: Proper factors of a number are all the factors except the number itself. e.g. Proper factors of 24 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12.

Glossary 2

• Abundant number: Abundant numbers are numbers whose proper factors add up to more than number itself. e.g. 24 is a abundant number because if you add up all the proper factors of 24, it will be 36.

• Even number: A multiple of 2 and a number who could be divided evenly by 2. e.g. 2, 4, 6, 8, is a even number because it is a multiple of 2.

Glossary 3

• Factor pairs: A pair of factors of a number where you multiply the factors to get a whole number. e.g. 3x8 is a factor pair of 24.

• Multiples: The times table of a whole number. e.g. 3’s multiples are 3, 6, 9, and so on.

Glossary 4

• Square number: A square number is a number with same dimensions in each side. e.g. 25, The dimensions of 25 is 5x5.

• Dimensions: Are the length and width of a number. Example is on the right.

Quiz

• What does 24 mean in Chinese?

• A. easy to live B. easy to swim

• C. easy to die D. easy to beat Super Man

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