What is the signifcance of the number 27720?

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What is the signifcance of the number 27720?

2007-11-29 15:59:06 · 4 answers · asked by alwalclif 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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The smallest number divisible by all integers 1-12.

2007-11-29 16:03:20 · answer #1 · answered by bloodninja 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

With any question like this, try factoring.
So 27720
= 9 * 3080
= 9 * 10 * 308
= 4 * 7 * 9 * 10 * 11
= 2^3 * 3^2 * 5 * 7 * 11
so it has a lot of factors - in fact its divisible by every number up to and including 12.
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2007-11-30 00:30:38 · answer #2 · answered by tsr21 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

smallest number divisible by the numbers 1 to 12 (there is no smaller number divisible by the numbers 1 to 11)

2007-11-30 00:07:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

4 digits, or to the hundreds.

2007-11-30 00:01:49 · answer #4 · answered by Jonathan J 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋