Or should that heading be “Another Visitor Kilometrestone”? Maybe milestones never went metric!
Today, October 2, our visitor counter ticked over to 11,111, or eleven thousand, one hundred and eleven. That’s a lot of visitors! Our counter began on January 2, so it’s been counting for 9 months or 265 days. That means we get, on average, 42 visitors each day! Wow!
Here are some facts about 11,111:
- it’s a palindrome
- it has at least 4 factors (1, 41, 271, 11111) so it’s composite.
- it ends in 1, so it’s odd
- if you square it, the answer is 123,454,321 (another palindrome)
Can you find any other interesting facts about 11,111?
Tags: Maths
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October 6th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Hi there, Love your blog, think it’s great!!
I notice that you have just reached over 11,000 hits on your blog which is awesome. But I hate to burst your bubble but your counter gives you a hit every time you go on your blog or change page. What you need is a counter that only records one hit per computer per day. That way you will get accurate data.
Blogcounter.com does this and I use it on my blog. They also give you great stats and data. Hope this is helpful.
Mr Baker (http://mrbakersblog.edublogs.org/)
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October 10th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Hello Mrs C
Congratulations! I can’t believe you have turned the number of visitors you receive into math facts! Pretty smart if I should say so!! This number you have collected, can be a palindrome, a composite number, an odd number and so many more things… sometimes life is full of surprises don’t you agree?
What is so special about this post is that you seem to recognise the powers of numbers, and how they can come to have their own gifts and surprises hidden between their covers just waiting to be unveiled. And I have to say, that is what you did, you unveiled the mystery behind this number! Well done.
And if you square it, the number becomes so BIG I would appear to be an ant to its rank and size.
I am grateful to hear you like my comments! I shall always visit and read the marvellous wonders of your class Mrs C. You have talented students including Nikita, Cointha, and Darianne; Courtney and Zoe as well as the rest! You should be very proud and honoured to be teaching such a wonderful group of students.
Stay in Touch
Nadine
From Mrs C: As always Nadine, a detailed and insightful comment from you. I do love numbers – maths is my favorite subject and I like number tricks and patterns. And yes, I do have a wonderful grade and I am very proud of their achievements and efforts this year.
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October 11th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Hello Mrs C
Thank you! And I’m glad you are proud of your class, but anyways you have a right to because they are special.
My favourite subject is English.
Nadine
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