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Palindromic, Prime and Other Dates

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 01/11/2013

November is upon us, and there are a few interesting dates to look forward to: Palindromic Dates: The 3rd November is a palindrome: 3 11 13 The same forward as it is backwards Prime Days: Lots of Prime Days this month, where each element of the date is a prime number: 2 11 13 3 […]

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By A Maths Teacher | Published: 31/08/2013

31st August ’13 – 31 8 13 – another palindromic date. Enjoy! Related posts: Another Palindromic Date 31513 Palindromic, Prime and Other Dates A(nother) Special Day

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Three Reasons to Love 121

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 16/06/2013

121 – One Hundred and Twenty One Here’s three reasons to love this number: Its a palindromic number – the same backwards as it is forwards It’s a square number – 121 = 11 x 11 = 112 It always reminds me of the mobile company 0ne2one which morphed into T-Mobile. one2one ran a great […]

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By A Maths Teacher | Published: 31/05/2013
31 5 13 A Prime Day and a Palindromic Date

What a special day! The 31st May 2013, or, as we write in Europe, 31 5 13. And this is what makes it so special: Its a Palindromic Date 31 5 13 – the same forwards as it is backwards Its a Prime Day 31 5 13 – all the numbers in its date are […]

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Another Palindromic Date

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 31/03/2013
31st March 2013 - a palindromic date - 31 3 13

Happy Easter – and happy Palindromic Date Day! It’s another day when the date is the same backwards as it is forwards – the last one we had was two months ago, can you work out when the next one will be? Interested in palindromic numbers? Then you might be interested in this investigation into […]

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