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  1. The only prime numbers that end with a “2” or “5” are two and five.
  2. Zero (0) Is the Only Number That Can’t Be Represented In Roman Numerals.
  3. The Only One Even Prime Number is 2. It is also the smallest and first prime number.
  4. Zero (0) is an Even Number.
  5. There Is Only One Number Spelled with the Same Number of Letters as Itself – The Number is 4.
  6. Number One (1) Is Not a Prime Number.
  7. We See Odd Numbers as Male and even Numbers as Female.
  8. Number (7) is considered to be a Lucky Number whereas Number (13) is considered to be an
    Unlucky Number. The Most Popular “Favorite Number” is “7” whereas the Most Popular Two-
    The digit Number is “13”
  9. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
  10. What comes after a million, billion and trillion? A quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, nonillion, decillion and undecillion.
  11. 1 = One
    10 = Ten
    100 = One hundred
    1000 = One thousand
    86400 = The number of seconds in a day
    1000000 = One million
    31556926 = The number of seconds in a year
    1000000000 = One billion
    7000000000 = The estimated human population on Earth (2011)
    1000000000000 = One trillion
    1000000000000000 = One quadrillion
    1000000000000000000 = One quintillion
    1000000000000000000000 = One sextillion
    1000000000000000000000000 = One septillion
    1000000000000000000000000000 = One octillion
    1000000000000000000000000000000 = One nonillion
    1000000000000000000000000000000000 = One decillion
    1000000000000000000000000000000000000 = One undecillion
    1000000000000000000000000000000000000000 = One duodecillion
    1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 = One tredecillion
    1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 = One quattuordecillion
    1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 = One quindecillion
    1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 = One sexdecillion

1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 = One septendecillion
1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 = One octodecillion
1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 = One novemdecillion
1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 = One vigintillion
1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
0000000000000000000000000000000000 = One googol (the number 1 followed by 100 zeros)
1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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000000000000000000000000 = One centillion (the number 1 followed by 303 zeros)

  1. “FORTY” is the only number that is spelt with letters arranged in alphabetical order.“ONE” is the only number that is spelt with letters arranged in descending order.
  2. From 0 to 1000, the only number that has the letter “A” in it is “ONE THOUSAND.”
  3. Every odd number has an “E” in it.
  4. Have you ever noticed that the opposite sides of a die always add up to seven (7).
  5. Square Rhombus Hexagon
    Circle Pentagon Trapezium
    Rectangle Oval
    Right Angle Triangle Star
    Octagon Crescent

SQUARE: A quadrilateral with 4 equal straight sides and 4 equal right angles.


CIRCLE: A circle is a round-shaped figure that has no corners or edges. All the points on the surface of the circle are equidistant from a fixed point, called the centre point.


RECTANGLE: A quadrilateral has 4 straight sides with opposite sides equal and 4 equal right angles.


TRIANGLE: A triangle is a polygon with 3 sides, 3 angles and 3 vertices. The sum of all the three angles of a triangle is equal to 180°.


OCTAGON: An octagon is a polygon that has 8 sides and 8 angles. All its interior angles sum up to 180°


RHOMBUS: A rhombus is a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal. The opposite angles of a rhombus are also equal and the diagonals bisect each other at right angles.


PENTAGON: A pentagon is a polygon with 5 sides and 5 angles.

OVAL: An oval is an egg-shaped geometrical figure. It has no vertices, corners, or any straight sides like a square, rectangle, or triangle.


STAR: A star shape is a polygon that has a finite number of sides which are connected end to end with each other.


CRESCENT: A crescent is a moon-shaped geometrical figure. It is a curved shape figure that is wider in the middle but tapers at the ends.


HEXAGON: A hexagon is a 6-sided polygon with 6 vertices and 6 angles.


TRAPEZIUM: A quadrilateral with one pair of sides parallel.