Tuesday, January 6, 2026

What are some mind-blowing facts about mathematics?

 

  • J and K are the only letters not in any of the numbers when written as words.
  • Four is the only number that has the same number of letters as its meaning. ( F-O-U-R )

These two fractions add up to one and between them they contain all of the digits from zero to nine. It is the only way that this can be done.

  • 18 is the only number that is twice the sum of its digits.
  • 40 when written in words " Forty " is the only number with letters in alphabetical order, while One is the only one with letters in reverse order.
  • Same Three Digit Number
    1. Think of any three digit number in which each of the digits is the same. Examples include 333, 666, 777, 999.
    2. Add up the digits.
    3. Divide the three digit number by the answer in Step b.
    • The answer is 37.
  • The decimal fractions of seven are the same six recurring digits, in the same order, but starting from a different one
    • 1/7 = 0.142857142857…
      2/7 = 0.285714285714…
      3/7 = 0.428571428571…
      4/7 = 0.571428571428…
      5/7 = 0.714285714285…
      6/7 = 0.857142857142…
  • The number Zero does not have its own Roman numeral
  • 26 is the only natural number that can be placed between a perfect square and a perfect cube.

Sources : 10 Math Tricks That Will Blow Your Mind

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