Monday, September 22, 2008

23

23 is the ninth prime number, the smallest odd prime that is not a twin prime.

23 is one of only two integers that needs nine (positive) cubes to represent it: 23 = 23 + 23 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13.

There were 23 problems on David Hilbert’s list of unsolved mathematical problems, presented to the International Congress of Mathematicians in Paris in 1900.

For 23 or more people in a room, the probability that two people have the same birthday is greater than 50%.

23! is 23 digits long.
The speed limit on campus at Tulane University.

Sources: Number Gossip; Wikipedia
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2 comments:

  1. Steve PhelpsSeptember 22, 2008 at 1:56 PM

    It is also the answer to the question, "How many sides does a polygon have if the number of diagonals is ten times the number of sides?"

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  2. pjcostelloSeptember 25, 2008 at 1:41 PM

    The least common multiple of all the binomial coefficients on row 23 of Pascal's triangle is equal to the product of all the primes less than or equal to 23.

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