The Number 60: Properties and Meanings

Prime Factors of 60=2x2x3x5.

60 can be Partitioned 31 times with each term no larger than 2.

60 can be Partitioned 331 times with each term no larger than 3.

60 can be Partitioned 1906 times with each term no larger than 4.

60 is a 21-gonal Number.

60 is a Heptagonal Pyramidal Number.

60 is an Abundant Number.

60 is the smallest number divisible by 1 through 6.

Product of the 3-4-5 Pythagorean right triangle numbers = 3 x 4 x 5 = 60

60 is the smallest number with 12 different divisors = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 12, 15, 20, 30

The Icosidodecahedron is an Archimedean Solid with 60 Edges.

The Small Rhombicosidodecahedron is an Archimedean Solid with 60 Vertices.

The Snub Cube is an Archimedean Solid with 60 Edges.

The Snub Dodecahedron is an Archimedean Solid with 60 Vertices.

A Truncated Dodecahedron is an Archimedean Solid with 60 Vertices.

A Truncated Icosahedron is an Archimedean Solid with 60 Vertices.

The Chemical Element Neodymium has an atomic number of 60.

The Cycle of 60 in the Chinese zodiac is formed by the 5 Elements & the 12 Terrestrial Branches (Animals).

The Ring o' Brodgar in Orkney, Scotland originally had 60 standing stones arranged in a circle.

According to the ancient tradition of Dogons, the world has been created by the voice of Ama, exactly as the Bible which tells that it has been created by the Word of Jehovah. The time and the space have been created by the bad angel Ogo by walking 8000 times 60 steps during 60 periods, that is to say 28800000 steps.

The Year 60 AD

In the year 60 AD Romans built the first London Bridge.

In the year 60 AD Hero of Alexandria wrote Metrica, Mechanics, and Pneumatics.