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Yep. 60 seconds, 60 minutes, 12 hours. To the Sumerian mind that was apparently as nice and round as 100 seconds, 100 minutes, 20 hours. 60 is the smallest c
by retrac 4y ago
Yep. 60 seconds, 60 minutes, 12 hours. To the Sumerian mind that was apparently as nice and round as 100 seconds, 100 minutes, 20 hours.
60 is the smallest composite number with three prime factors, and divides evenly by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30. Decimal only divides by 2 and 5. Makes arithmetic by hand a lot easier. Duodecimal has a similar advantage.
- mandmandam 4y ago> 60 is the smallest composite number with three prime factors Er, that'd be 30 I think, but the main point stands.
- BitwiseFool 4y ago2 is such a nifty prime, we multiplied by it twice. It was just too perfect not to.