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Unique Properties of 60
- The smallest non-abelian simple group (the alternating group on 5 elements) has order 60, in particular 60 is the smallest composite which is the order of a simple group
- 60 is the smallest product of the sides of a Pythagorean triangle
- It is possible to arrange 60 unit squares into a rectangle, so that the border squares take half the area. The only other option is with 48 squares
- 60 is the smallest number divisible by the numbers 1 to 6
- 60 is the smallest number with exactly 12 divisors
Common Properties of 60
The number n is abundant if the sum of all its positive divisors except itself is more than n.
They are abundant above perfection, not to mention deficiency. See perfect and deficient numbers.
A positive integer greater than 1 that is not prime is called composite.
Composite numbers are opposite to prime numbers.
A number is even if it is divisible by 2.
Numbers that are not even are odd. Compare with another pair -- evil and odious numbers.
The number n is evil if it has an even number of 1's in its binary expansion.
Guess what odious numbers are.
The number n is practical if all numbers strictly less than n are sums of distinct divisors of n.