Oh, but there is, Daniel!! Although 10 only really divides itself into 2 and 5, ALL other numbers divide evenly into 10!!
All numbers from one to ten and beyond divide by ten!! Apart from 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, every number divides by 10!! Add factors of 10 to all these numbers, eg, 2/10 =0.2, 20/10=2, 200/10=20, 2000/10=200!! Try the same with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7,8, 12, 16 and see what happens!! 10's closest competitor in the division stakes is 2 and it pales next to 10, which is the ultimate factor!! Yes 10 only divides by 2 and 10, but every other number divides by 10!! Regards, Steve. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 6:06 AM Subject: [USMA:17206] Re: The number twelve and the universe!! > 2002-01-04 20:43:43, "Adrian Jadic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > the 12 base system is limited and that the 10-base is better. > > Place-value notation applies equally well to all bases other than 0 and 1. There's nothing special about base-10 except that it is the base we are most familiar with. >
