Hi,
In my school days when Olde English was in use, the factors of 12 were 2, 3,
4, and 6, as well as 1 and 12 of course. It seems that 'factor' still
means the same these days, at least according to a Web dictionary which
gives Factor as 'One of two or more quantities that divide a given quantity
without remainder'. So 4 and 6 also qualify.
It is a pity that the people back in history who were responsible for the
decimal system did not have twelve fingers. Then we would have the superior
scale of 12 for mathematics as well as for weights and measures. There is
nothing magic about 10.
It is just that we were all brainwashed to think so!
73
Bernard G3SMW
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