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To: goldbux; Lazamataz; xp38

http://www.numbergossip.com/4

Unique Properties of 4

4 is the only compositorial square
4 is the only positive number that is both the sum and the product of the same two integers
4 is the order of the smallest non-cyclic group (submitted by Sam Steingold)
Every positive integer is the sum of at most 4 squares
4 is the smallest number of colors sufficient to color any planar map
4 is the only number in the English language for which the number of letters in its name is equal to the number itself
4 is the only composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors
4 is the only composite number n which doesn’t divide (n-1)!

There is also something about cutting cake but not everybody getting frosting but the way I cut cake, everybody gets frosting except that I might have licked it first.


40 posted on 01/16/2017 5:29:22 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido
I know this is going to date me but it's also the number of channels in quadraphonic sound. The first attempt at surround sound for the home in the 1970s. Anyone remember these beauties?


46 posted on 01/16/2017 6:37:19 AM PST by xp38
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To: Larry Lucido
4 is the number of visible dimensions in our four-dimensional space-time continuum.

49 posted on 01/16/2017 7:06:11 AM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Larry Lucido; Lazamataz; xp38
Thank you 4 looking at Number Gossip. I figured you & Laz would enjoy it.

Laz-y caterer numbers are similar to laz-y cake numbers, except everyone gets the toppings (~frosting). Didn't want to call too much attention to that, 'cuz it might start another pizzagate frenzy, but good to know, anyway.

We passed the century mark at 5:00 AM PST. Midnight tonight will clock 81 hours to go. Hang in there.

54 posted on 01/16/2017 7:26:14 AM PST by goldbux (When you're odd the odds are with you.)
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To: Larry Lucido
Or it was Lab tested first.


67 posted on 01/16/2017 1:23:59 PM PST by Daffynition ( "The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder" - The MLN didn't make Trump, so they can't break Trump.)
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