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What a day!

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 26/11/2013

29th November 2013 – 29 11 13 – What a day! Its a prime day – all the numbers: 29 11 & 13 are prime But also: 291113 is a prime number And not only that, but if you write the date in the American format: month day year you get: 112913 which is also […]

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Another Prime Day

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 12/11/2013

13th November 2013 – 13 11 13: another prime day 13 and 11 are prime numbers and, even better, when you put all the digits together: 131113 you get another prime number. There’s only one more prime day like this until 2017, so enjoy it while you can! Related posts: Palindromic, Prime and Other Dates […]

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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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3n + 4 day

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 06/10/2013

Monday 7th October 2013 – 7 10 13 – is 3n + 4 day, a great way to start the teaching week! My classes will be writing the date in their work as 3n + 4. What else can you do with this date? You could ask some questions, like: When and what will be […]

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4n + 1 Day

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 04/09/2013

Thursday 5th September 2013 – 5 9 13 – or 4n+1 day Have a good ‘un! Related posts: Pythagoras Day 2013! 11 12 13 Palindromic, Prime and Other Dates

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