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Unique Properties of 1024

  • 1024 is the number of bytes in a kilobyte
  • 1024 is the smallest number which uses a proper subset of its digits in its prime factorization: 1024 = 210 — the factorization uses 1, 0, 2, and doesn't use 4
  • 1024 is the smallest square with 4 different digits
  • 1024 is the smallest power of 2 with the digit 0 in its decimal expansion
  • 1024 is the smallest square that is concatenation of two legs of a Pythagorean triangle (102 + 242 = 262)

Rare Properties of 1024

Power of 2
Square

Common Properties of 1024

Composite
Deficient
Even
Odious
Powerful
Practical