Numbers·60
60
LX
111100

The number 60 — factors and divisors

Abundant

60 = 2² × 3 × 5. It has 12 divisors, adding up to 168.

Its divisors, itself excluded, add up to more than the number.

Laid out as dots

It fits as 6 × 10. The more divisors, the closer to a square.

Prime factors
2² × 3 × 5
Divisors
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60
Sum of divisors
168
Sum without itself
108
Coprime below it
16
Digit sum
6
Digital root
6
Roman numeral
LX
Binary
111100
Octal
74
Hexadecimal
3C
Base 36
1O
Bits
6 bits
Collatz steps
19 steps · peaks at 160
Prime before
59
Prime after
61

The grid

Ten per row, twenty rows. The filled cells are primes — you can see the multiples of 2 and 5 drop out in columns.

Numbers either side

How to read this

  • The prime factors are what the number is made of. The count and sum of divisors both follow from them.
  • Add the divisors, take the number away, and you get perfect, abundant or deficient.
  • The length of the binary form is the bit count. 255 taking eight digits is what a byte is.
  • Collatz: halve it if even, triple it and add one if odd. The count is how many moves reach 1.

Frequently asked questions

Q. Is 60 a prime number?

No. It breaks down into 2² × 3 × 5.

Q. What are the divisors of 60?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60 — 12 divisors in all, adding up to 168.

Q. How is 60 written in binary?

111100, which is 6 bits. In hexadecimal it is 3C.

Q. How many Collatz steps does 60 take?

It reaches 1 in 19, peaking at 160 on the way.