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> so it's rather a waste of factors Not really. Multiplication by two is by far the most common thing that happens in life (when cells divide, they divide by 2
by Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
> so it's rather a waste of factors
Not really. Multiplication by two is by far the most common thing that happens in life (when cells divide, they divide by 2, not by 3). So easy multiplication by 2 AND 4 is far more important than the occasional by 3, which is no better, really, than in the decimal system.