My Special Number

by: Alan Moreno

In class we had to choose a number and research on it. I chose 13. What you will see below is a small paper I wrote.

Why did I chose 13 as my special number?

 

I chose 13 as my special number because I thought it would be interesting to research an "unlucky" number.

As you may know a prime number is a number that has 1 and itself as factors. 13 is a prime number. (examples are below)
13 X 1=13
1X13=13
Since 13 is prime, it has only 1 and 13 as factors.

The number 13 is a prime number because it only has 1 and 13 as factors and 13 is a odd number because it cannot be divided equally. 132 is 169 because 13 X 13 = 169. Another cool fact I found out is that 13 is a Fibonacci number, you generate Fibonacci numbers by adding together the two previous numbers in the sequence
1 + 1 = 2
1 + 2 = 3
2 + 3 = 5
3 + 5 = 8
5 + 8 = 13

The first 10 multiples of 13 are 13, 26, 39, 52, 65, 88, 91, 104, 117, and 130. 13 is a deficient number because 13's factors are 1 and 13 and a deficient number is a numbers whose factors are less than the number (not counting itself).

 

Well enough with math facts lets get to real world facts...

Domestic cats sleep an average of 13 hours per day.

A baker's dozen is 13. When large fines existed for underweight produce, bakers would provide an extra loaf in every tray to avoid heavy penalties.

At the age of 13 in Britain you can get a part-time job, but can't work for more than two hours on a school day or Sunday.

Brazil has 13 cities with populations greater than 1 million.

There are 13 cards in a suit of playing cards.

The first settlers in New Zealand were the Maori. They now make up 13% of the population.

The world limbo record is 13 centimeters on roller skates.

13 is unlucky for some.

Aluminum is a metallic element with atomic number 13 . When first discovered it was so expensive to produce it was more valuable than gold.